Serological and Bacteriological Screening of Brucellosis in Blood and Milk of Cows and Buffaloes
Brucellosis remains a serious infection to human and animal populations in developing countries with detrimental effects on public health. The study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of brucellosis in cow and buffaloes at Erbil Governorate, Iraq by detection anti-Brucella antibodies and isolation...
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South Valley University
2021
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| Sumario: | Brucellosis remains a serious infection to human and animal populations in developing countries
with detrimental effects on public health. The study aimed to evaluate the occurrence of brucellosis
in cow and buffaloes at Erbil Governorate, Iraq by detection anti-Brucella antibodies and isolation
of Brucella species. A total of 265 blood samples (140 from cows and 125 from buffaloes) were
collected from villages around Erbil city, and 320 raw milk samples (170 from cow and 150 from
buffaloes) were randomly collected from dairy farms during the period from July to December
2019. The results showed an overall seroprevalence of 11.7% according to rose Bengal test (RBT).
The isolation of Brucella abortus was 7/19 (36.8%) and 12 / 19 (63.2%), while 9/24 (37.5%) and
15 /24 (62.5%) were Brucella melitensis from cattle and buffaloes milk samples, respectively.
Noticeable increase in occurrence was found in November (20.8%), while the lowest rate was seen
in July (5.9%). In conclusion, brucellosis is still a significant public health hazard in Erbil
Governorate. Based on the test performance, the study recommends MRT as a rapid screening test
for detecting brucellosis in milk in farms, centers, and dairy factories. Consumers are also
recommended to adequately pasteurize the milk in order to kill this milk-borne pathogen before
consumption |
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