Seroprevalence of Bovine Brucellosis in Panchmahals and Mahisagar Districts of Gujarat State of India
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Bovine, Brucellosis, Gujarat, i-ELISA, RBPT, Sero-prevalenceAbstract
Bovine brucellosis is a highly contagious zoonotic disease of word-wide importance both for livestock and human beings. This study aimed to assess the seroprevalence of bovine brucellosis in Gujarat’s Panchmahals and Mahisagar districts. A total of 180 blood samples from bovine animals (90 cattle, 90 buffaloes ) were collected and analyzed by Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Indirect-Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (i-ELISA). The seroprevalence of brucellosis among cattle (n = 90) was 12.22% by RBPT and 4.44% by i-ELISA. In buffaloes (n = 90), the seroprevalence of brucellosis was 11.11% by RBPT and 0.00 % by i-ELISA. An overall seroprevalence observed was 11.67 and 2.22% by RBPT and i-ELISA, respectively. The seroprevalence of brucellosis in Panchmahals district (n = 90) was 7.78% by RBPT and 3.33% by i-ELISA, while in Mahisagar district, the seroprevalence was 15.56% by RBPT and 1.11% by i-ELISA. The findings suggest that there is a need to motivate and educate the dairy farmers through various extension programs regarding prevention and control aspects of brucellosis for reducing its prevalence in dairy animals.
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