Prevalence of Brucella abortus and Brucella canis antibodies in dogs in Nigeria

Autor:	S. U. Abdullahi, J. B. Adeyanju, A. A. Adesiyun
Rok vydání:	1986
Předmět:	Veterinary medicine biology business.industry biology.organism_classification Serum samples Vaccination Canis Brucella abortus Brucella canis Small animal Direct agglutination test biology.protein Medicine Antibody Small Animals business
Zdroj:	Journal of Small Animal Practice. 27:31-37
ISSN:	1748-5827 0022-4510
DOI:	10.1111/j.1748-5827.1986.tb02240.x
Popis:	Serum samples collected from dogs brought for routine physical examination, vaccination and other complaints at the Small Animal Clinic of Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria were tested for Brucella abortus and Brucella canis antibodies. Ninety-five (38-2 per cent) of 249 dogs studied were positive for B. abortus agglutinins by the Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) but none was sero-positive by the standard agglutination test (SAT). The antibody prevalence for B. canis by the SAT was 28-6 per cent for 224 dogs tested. Exotic breeds of dogs had a prevalence of 34-9 per cent for B. canis agglutinins while 28-1 per cent of local dogs were sero-positive. Twenty-two per cent of dogs older than 2 years were sero-positive compared to a prevalence of 33-3 per cent found amongst dogs younger than 1 year. A similar B. canis infection rate was observed amongst male (29-6 per cent) and female (26-7 per cent) dogs.
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