SEROPREVALENCE OF EQUINE BRUCELLOSIS: FIRST REPORT IN BANGLADESH

Autor: M. F. Karim, F. Khtun, M. K. S. A. Millat, S. T. Sharmy, F. Yeasmin, Muhammad Mahmudul Hasan, Md. Abdul Wares, M. A. Ehsan, Md. Saidur Rahman, Izumi Nishidate, N. M. Shafy, R. R. Sarker
Rok vydání: 2018
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Zdroj: Bangladesh Journal of Veterinary Medicine. 16:103-106
ISSN: 2308-0922
1729-7893
DOI: 10.3329/bjvm.v16i1.37383
Popis: Despite the endemicity of brucellosis, there is no report on the equine brucellosis in Bangladesh. The Rose Bengal Test (RBT) was used to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella antibodies amongst 112 horses from different areas of Bangladesh. The overall seroprevalence of equine brucellosis was 1.79%.The prevalence recorded in Ghatail area was 3.45% and there was no positive reactor in Shakipur and Savar areas. Sex wise prevalence showed that the prevalence was 3.08%in female and 0.00% in male horse. Only the adult (>3 years of old) horses showed the positive RBT reaction (2.35%), whereas young (
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