Vet World   Vol.12   April-2019  Article-11

Prevalence of Caprine brucellosis in Anhui province, China

Background and Aim: Brucellosis is one of the most widespread zoonotic diseases globally. Studies indicated the existence of Brucella infection in goats in some province of China. Thus this study aimed to estimate the prevalence of brucellosis in goats of Anhui Province, China.

Materials and Methods: Serum and milk samples obtained from goats in different regions of Anhui province were studied through rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), serum agglutination test (SAT), milk ring test (MRT), and polymerase chain reaction (PCR).

Results: The investigation frequency of brucellosis using RBPT, SAT, MRT, and PCR methods was 3.9% (n=7), 4.45% (n=8), 11.67% (n=7), and 86.67% (n=156), respectively. The prevalence recorded for brucellosis in sex-wise animals as in females 5.55%, 6.67%, 11.67%, and 78.8% through above methods, while in males, it was 2.23% and 2.23% by RBPT and SAT. However, in age-wise animals, the results 6.36%, 7.27%, 11.67%, and 74.5% were perceived positive by RBPT, SAT, MRT, and PCR in adult females, respectively, but young males and females (up to 9 months) were considered free from brucellosis.

Conclusion: These results show that prevalence of brucellosis was relatively higher in females than male's goats and SAT was relatively specific and accurate as compared to RBPT and MRT, but for diagnosis of brucellosis, molecular method (PCR) is recommended. Keywords: brucellosis, goats, polymerase chain reaction, prevalence, serological tests.

Keywords: brucellosis, goats, polymerase chain reaction, prevalence, serological tests.

How to cite this article: Rahman SU, Zhu L, Cao L, Zhang Y, Chu X, Feng S, Li Y, Wu J, Wang X (2019) Prevalence of Caprine brucellosis in Anhui province, China, Veterinary World, 12(4): 558-564.

Received: 05-11-2018  Accepted: 20-02-2019     Published online: 18-04-2019

Corresponding author: Xichun Wang   E-mail: wangxichun@ahau.edu.cn

DOI: 10.14202/vetworld.2019.558-564

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