Serologic Prevalence of Brucellosis in Horse Stables in Two Northern States of Nigeria

Ehizibolo, David O.; Gusi, Amahyel M.; Ehizibolo, P. O.; Mbuk, E. U.; Ocholi, R. A.

doi:10.1294/jes.22.17

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“…The overall prevalence of 07.8% by RBPT and 00.0% by SAT in this study is comparable to the findings of other workers carried out in horses in Nigeria; 14.7% (Ehizibolo et al, 2011) and 4.8% (Bale and Kwanashie, 1984). 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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confidence: 89%

“…Ehizibolo et al (2011) also reported that all the mares in their study were negative when screened with RBPT. The higher prevalence of the Brucella antibodies in the male in this study could be as a result of the low population of female horses sampled There are controversial reports regarding the prevalence of brucellosis in relation to the sex of animals, as some of the research workers reported significantly higher prevalence in males than females (MacMillan and Cockrem, 1986).…”

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confidence: 86%

“…Horses are accorded special attention due to the immense role they play in polo games, cultural festivals and security (Ehizibolo et al, 2011). Brucella abortus infection in horses is important not only as clinical existence but also as a source of infection to horse riders, handlers and the general public and may be significant and warrant investigation.…”

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confidence: 99%

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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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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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“…The overall prevalence of brucellosis among donkeys in Borno and Yobe states in north eastern Nigeria in this study was 5.5%. The result of the present study is lower than the 14.7% reported for horses by Ehizibolo et al (2011). The difference in prevalence could be attributed to differences in sample size and equine species; 75 horses compared with 600 donkeys in the present study.…”

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“…Knowledge of diseases of donkeys is scanty, and is often extrapolated from knowledge of diseases of horses (Pearson et al, 1997). Serological surveys of Brucella antibodies in horses in Northern Nigeria indicate a prevalence of 4.8% (Bale & Kwanashie, 1984), 14.7% (Ehizibolo et al, 2011). Ocholi et al (2004a) have reported the isolation of Brucella abortus biotype 1 from a foal.…”

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

Sadiq¹,

Tijjani²,

Auwal³

et al. 2013

Sokoto J. Vet. Sc.

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A cross-sectional study was designed to study the serological prevalence of antibodies against Brucella spp by using Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Microtitre Serum Agglutination Test (MSAT). A total of six hundred (600) adult donkeys comprising of 393 males and 207 females were sampled from three local government areas each, of Konduga, Monguno and Ngala in Borno state and Bursari, Geidam and Machina in Yobe state. Overall prevalence of brucellosis was 33 (5.50%), out of which 14 (2.33%) male and 19 (3.17%) female donkeys were positive by both RBPT and MSAT. There was statistically significant association between female sex of donkeys and positive serological reaction (p<0.05). Out of the 300 sera sampled from Borno state, comprising of 193 male and 107 female donkeys, 18 (6.0%) tested positive. Whereas, 15 (5.0%) of the 300 (200 males and 100 females) sera sampled from Yobe state were positive. It can be concluded that the overall prevalence of brucellosis among donkeys in Borno and Yobe states in north eastern Nigeria in this study was 5.5%. The prevalence rate was higher among female donkeys than in males.

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Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in Arabian horses

Lotfi

Borujeni

Ghorbanpoor

et al. 2022

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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Background Brucellosis, as a zoonotic disease, mainly occurs in horses by Brucella abortus, Brucella canis and Brucella suis. The disease in equines is often asymptomatic, but the clinical signs in horses are mostly characterized by bursitis, arthritis and tenosynovitis. Objectives This study, thus, aimed to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis and its associated risk factors in the Arabian horses of Khuzestan province, South‐west Iran. Methods To that end, the blood samples randomly collected from 180 Arabian horses were analyzed for the presence of anti‐Brucella antibodies by Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), serum agglutination test (SAT), 2‐mercaptoethanol test (2‐ME) and a commercial i‐ELISA kit. Results The ROC curve analysis showed that the best cut‐off point for S/P values in i‐ELISA turned out to be 26.25%. The results showed that the overall seroprevalence of brucellosis based on parallel interpretation of the test results was 12.22% (Positive/Tested = 22/180). The prevalence of acute and chronic brucellosis was 8.3 and 3.9%, respectively. The seroprevalence of brucellosis with RBPT and i‐ELISA methods was 1.11% (2/180) and 7.22% (13/180), respectively. According to what SAT revealed, 9.44% (17/180) of sera had a titer of 40 or greater, and at 2‐ME, 7.22% of samples (13 out of 180 samples) depicted a titer of 40. The results of i‐ELISA, SAT and 2‐ME were significantly different from those of RBPT (p < 0.01); however, there was no significant difference between i‐ELISA, SAT and 2‐ME in findings (p > 0.05). Conclusions The results of this study recommend that i‐ELISA be used for screening purposes of brucellosis in horses. The findings confirmed that Arabian horses are natural hosts for the Brucellae. It is, thus, necessary to adopt appropriate prevention and control programs by health authorities and horse owners so as to reduce the distribution and transmission of the infection in the regions where brucellosis is prevalent.

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Serologic Prevalence of Brucellosis in Horse Stables in Two Northern States of Nigeria

Cited by 35 publications

References 8 publications

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

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

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

Seroprevalence and risk factors of brucellosis in Arabian horses

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