Ten years of brucellosis in Italy (1977?1986)

Ortona, L; Cauda, Roberto; Ventura, G.; Tumbarello, M.; Ballada, D.; Branca, G.

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“…Bovine brucellosis mainly affects sexually mature animals [8,16,17], and it is a main cause of reproductive losses, abortion, placentitis, epididymitis, and arthritis in cattle. Adult male cattle may develop orchitis and may result in infertility in both sexes [18][19][20].…”

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“…Diagnosis of bovine brucellosis is based upon the isolation of B. abortus [ 16 , 17 ] from abortion material, milk, or necropsy material and serological responses to Brucella antigens [ 17 ]. Diagnosis at the herd level as part of eradication schemes has largely relied upon serological tests of biological materials such as milk, serum, vaginal mucus, and semen [ 27 ].…”

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Cross-Sectional Study of Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Brucellosis in Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Etefa

Kabeta

Merga³

et al. 2022

BioMed Research International

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Bovine brucellosis is one of the most widespread but neglected zoonotic diseases in developing countries where it is an endemic and growing problem causing public health impacts. Developing a cost-effective control strategy of the disease can only be guaranteed by knowledge of the disease epidemiology that defines its risk profiles. Hence, this study was designed to evaluate epidemiological aspects of bovine brucellosis in selected districts of Jimma zone. A cross-sectional study with multistage sampling techniques was conducted on 424 cattle to evaluate its seroprevalence. Likewise, 114 households were included for the investigation of risk factors. SPSS version 20 for data analysis and C-ELISA test for antibody detection were used. Moreover, the chi-square test for univariable analysis and logistic regression model for multivariable analysis were employed to assess association between seropositivity and risk factors. From this study, 3.3% (95% CI: 1.82-5.48) and 12.3% (95% CI: 6.88-19.75) seroprevalence of the disease was detected with the highest proportion found at Kersa district (6.5 (95% CI: 1.37-17.90) and (21.4 (95% CI: 4.66-50.80)) followed by Seka Chokorsa (1.76 (95% CI: 0.37-5.07) and (6.7 (95% CI: 1.40-18.27)) and Mana (1.75 (95% CI: 0.21-6.20) and (7.1 (95% CI: 0.88-23.50)) at individual animals and herd levels, respectively. Cattle of poor body condition, pregnant, and cows with history of abortion and repeat breeding were found 4.8 (95% CI: 2.00-22.74), 4.3 (95% CI: 1.43-13.04), 3.3 (95% CI: 1.07-10.21), and 2.7 (95% CI: 1.86-8.15) times more likely seropositive than their counterparts, respectively. Besides these, mixed feeding style was highly associated with seropositive reactors than separate feeding ( AOR = 8.3 ; 95% CI: 1.76-38.99). These findings depicted substantial areas to be addressed in implementation of appropriate and immediate control actions and establishment of intervention mechanisms of bovine brucellosis.

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Cross-Sectional Study of Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Brucellosis in Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Etefa

Kabeta

Merga³

et al. 2022

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A seroepidemiologic survey on Brucellosis antibodies in southern Italy

Torre¹,

Ribera

Pavia

et al. 1997

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This study investigated the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in the general population in two regions in southern Italy. A total of 1,294 subjects were recruited from January to June 1996 among patients attending randomly selected public and private laboratories and pediatric outpatient clinics. Information on sex, age, residence, and occupation was recorded. Seroprevalence of brucellosis was studied by the safranin O-stained antigen microagglutination test. The chi-square test and multiple logistic regression were performed. An overall prevalence of brucellosis of 3.1% was recorded; no significant difference was found between the two regions, with values of 2.7% in Campania and 3.8% in Calabria. Multiple logistic regression analysis indicated that positivity to brucellosis was significantly associated with the province the subjects reside in, ranging from 0 in Salerno to 6.2% in Caserta, and that it significantly increased with age, ranging from 1% in persons under 16 to 4.2% in those over 65 (OR = 1.7; 95% CI = 1.04-2.6), whereas it was not significantly associated with sex. When analysis was conducted after restriction to subjects reporting to be working, occupation was found not to be significantly associated with brucellosis. Since the spread of the disease is still of concern, though circulation of Brucella is decreasing, strict application of measures for the eradication of brucellosis from livestock, pasteurization of milk and dairy products, and education regarding eating habits must be pursued.

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Ten years of brucellosis in Italy (1977?1986)

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Cross-Sectional Study of Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Brucellosis in Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Cross-Sectional Study of Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Bovine Brucellosis in Selected Districts of Jimma Zone, South Western Oromia, Ethiopia

A seroepidemiologic survey on Brucellosis antibodies in southern Italy

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