Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in donkeys (&lt;i&gt;Equus asinus&lt;/i&gt;) in Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria

Sadiq, MA; Tijjani, AN; Auwal,; Mustapha, AR; Tijjani, AO; Gulani, Isa Adamu; Mohammed, A.

doi:10.4314/sokjvs.v11i1.2

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“…Already there are established reports that horse to horse or other animals is a less likely event and these animals do not excrete the organism (Corbel & Henry, 1983;Macmillan & Cockrem, 1985). Sadiq et al (2013) reported 5.5% seropositivity of brucellosis by RBPT and Microtiter Serum Agglutination Test in donkeys from Borno and Yobe states of Nigeria.…”

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Equine brucellosis: Review on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, prevention and control

Karthik¹,

Prabakar²,

Bharathi³

et al. 2016

JEBAS

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KEYWORDS Brucellosis Equine B. abortus Poll evil Fistulous withers LAMP ABSTRACTBrucellosis is one of the major zoonotic diseases that affect several domestic animals, wild animals and also marine mammals. Though there is no specific Brucella sp. that can affect horses, B. abortus and B. suis can affect horses naturally and B. canis experimental infection has also been reported in equines. Brucellosis in equines is characterized by two conditions namely Poll evil and fistulous withers. Organism has its predilection for joints, ligaments and tendons in case of equines and causes inflammatory conditions leading to formation of fistula. Equine brucellosis has been documented from several parts of the world and prevalence has been reported time to time mostly based on serological diagnosis. Diagnosis of brucellosis mainly depends on serological methods though isolation of the organism is the gold standard. Due to hazardous nature of the pathogen, tests like Rose Bengal plate agglutination test, Standard tube agglutination test and other serological assays are commonly employed. Isothermal amplification assay like LAMP are gaining momentum these years due to swiftness in diagnosis of the pathogen. LAMP with high specificity and sensitivity for detection of Brucella spp. and also B. abortus has been developed in the recent years. Prevention and control of brucellosis is of utmost important to halt the spread of the organism to other animals and human. Trauma is a major reason for predisposition of poll evil and fistulous withers hence proper fitting of saddle will help to prevent the disease. Housing and feeding the horses separately can prevent spread of disease from cattle. The present review discusses equine brucellosis, its epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs along with appropriate prevention and control strategies to be adapted.

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Section: Epidemiologymentioning

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Equine brucellosis: Review on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, prevention and control

Karthik¹,

Prabakar²,

Bharathi³

et al. 2016

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“…It is however higher than 5.5% (Sadiq et al, 2013) in other equines (donkey) in Borno and Yobe States by both RBPT and SAT and 4.2% in lowlands of central Oromiya, Ethiopia (Jegerfa et al, 2009).…”

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“…Prevalence of the disease in Nigeria among various animal species is reported to be 16.5% in camels (Sadiq et al, 2013), 21.3% in bovine, 11.1% in ovine and 20% in caprine (Zubairu et al, 2014). Seroprevalence rate of 11% was detected for B. abortus and 0% for B. melitensis among animal handlers, livestock keepers, butchers and middlemen (Adamu et al, 2015), while another study of the infection rate among butchers and the general public is 31.82% (Cadmus et al, 2006).…”

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Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in horses (Equus Caballus) in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Ardo¹,

Abubakar²,

Adamu³

2016

J. Public Health Epidemiol.

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A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in Jalingo using the Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and the serum agglutination test (SAT). A total of 90 adult horses that were on zero grazing management system were sampled. The sampling sites were selected based on the availability of horses. The objectives of the study were to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in horses as well as the distribution of the infection according to sex. There was no association of horses seen with other animals. The samples collected comprised of 88 males and 02 female horses from four locations in Jalingo: Barade, Sarkin dawaki, Sintali and Turaki. All the sera samples were subjected to initial screening by RBPT and positive cases were then analyzed with SAT. The overall prevalence of Brucella antibodies was 07 (07.8%) with all positive cases recorded from male horses for RBPT, while none was positive for SAT among the male and female horses. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of horse Brucella antibodies between male and female (P>0.05). Horses in Jalingo are in the four wards identified and were all sampled. Turaki ward recorded the highest prevalence of 13.3%, while Barade Ward had the lowest prevalence with 00.0%. However, there is no significant difference in the prevalence between the male and female (P>0.05). Further studies need to be conducted to determine the involvement of other species and humans.

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“…Brucellosis is endemic in Nigeria as shown in several serological studies in livestock (Junaidu et al, 2010;Mai et al, 2012;Nanven et al, 2013;Akinseye et al, 2016). The prevalence of 4.9% was recorded among slaughtered cattle in southwestern Nigeria (Ogugua et al, 2015a); 5.5% in donkeys in Borno and Yobe States (Sadiq et al, 2013); 14.1% in cattle screened among herds in Obudu, South-south Nigeria (Nanven et al, 2013); 0.6% in pigs in southeastern Nigeria (Onunkwo et al, 2011) and9.8% in North-central Nigeria in small ruminants (Bertu et al, 2010). In Nigeria, rearing of small ruminants is common among the rural populace.…”

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Occurrence of brucellosis in small ruminants slaughtered in Lafia central abattoir, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

Agada¹,

Ogugua²,

Anzaku³

2018

Sokoto J. Vet. Sc.

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Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in donkeys (<i>Equus asinus</i>) in Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria

Cited by 8 publications

References 6 publications

Equine brucellosis: Review on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, prevention and control

Equine brucellosis: Review on epidemiology, pathogenesis, clinical signs, prevention and control

Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in horses (Equus Caballus) in Jalingo, Taraba State, Nigeria

Occurrence of brucellosis in small ruminants slaughtered in Lafia central abattoir, Nasarawa State, Nigeria

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