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Korean J. Vet. Serv. 2010; 33(2): 113-119
Published online June 30, 2010
© The Korean Socitety of Veterinary Service
Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle
Correspondence to : Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Brucellosis is a major zoonosis caused by Gram negative facultative intracellular bacterial organisms of the genus Brucella that are pathogenic for a wide variety of animals and human beings. Because of its economic impact on animal health and the risk to the human population,most countries have a brucellosis control program. Brucellosis is also an economically important andprevalent disease in Bangladesh. The accurate and prompt diagnosis is very important in controlling and eradicating of the disease in animals. The present study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Mymensingh and Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. A total of 120 serum samples were collected from the two districts along with a questionnaire related to the epidemiology of the disease. The sampleswere screened by using slow agglutination test and conformed by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The overall seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle was 5% and it was observed that, a higher prevalence of Brucella was found in female than male, through natural breeding than artificial insemination (AI) and animal above 4 years old are highly susceptible than younger ones. Higher prevalence was found in aborted animals in comparison with non aborted animal. Finally, the study revealed that the female animal has more susceptible to brucellosis and healthy semen should be used for AI.
Keywords Brucella spp.,I-ELISA,Epidemiology,Cattle,Bangladesh,
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Korean J. Vet. Serv. 2010; 33(2): 113-119
Published online June 30, 2010
Copyright © The Korean Socitety of Veterinary Service.
Indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay for the diagnosis of brucellosis in cattle
Rahman, Siddiqur;Huque, Fazlul;Ahasan, Shamim;Song, Hee-Jong;
Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University;Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University;Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University;Korean Zoonoses Research Institute, Chonbuk National University;
Correspondence to:Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University
Abstract
Brucellosis is a major zoonosis caused by Gram negative facultative intracellular bacterial organisms of the genus Brucella that are pathogenic for a wide variety of animals and human beings. Because of its economic impact on animal health and the risk to the human population,most countries have a brucellosis control program. Brucellosis is also an economically important andprevalent disease in Bangladesh. The accurate and prompt diagnosis is very important in controlling and eradicating of the disease in animals. The present study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Mymensingh and Patuakhali district of Bangladesh. A total of 120 serum samples were collected from the two districts along with a questionnaire related to the epidemiology of the disease. The sampleswere screened by using slow agglutination test and conformed by indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. The overall seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle was 5% and it was observed that, a higher prevalence of Brucella was found in female than male, through natural breeding than artificial insemination (AI) and animal above 4 years old are highly susceptible than younger ones. Higher prevalence was found in aborted animals in comparison with non aborted animal. Finally, the study revealed that the female animal has more susceptible to brucellosis and healthy semen should be used for AI.
Keywords: Brucella spp.,I-ELISA,Epidemiology,Cattle,Bangladesh,
