Seromonitoring of brucellosis in goats and sheep slaughtered at an abattoir in Kampala, Uganda

Autor:	Steven Kakooza, James Watuwa, Patrick A. Ipola, Damien F. N. Munyiirwa, Edrine Kayaga, Esther Nabatta, Michael Mahero, Paul Ssajjakambwe, John B. Kaneene
Rok vydání:	2022
Předmět:	Rose Bengal Sheep Goat Diseases Cross-Sectional Studies General Veterinary Seroepidemiologic Studies Goats Animals Sheep Diseases Uganda Ruminants Abattoirs Brucellosis
Zdroj:	Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 34:964-967
ISSN:	1943-4936 1040-6387
DOI:	10.1177/10406387221126658
Popis:	We conducted a cross-sectional serologic study at Kampala City abattoir in Uganda on 287 small ruminants (221 goats and 66 sheep) to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis. The samples were tested using a modified rose bengal test (mRBT) and an indirect ELISA (iELISA). Small ruminant Brucella spp. seropositivity was 18 of 287 (6.3%) by mRBT and 19 of 287 (6.6%) by iELISA. The prevalence of brucellosis by mRBT was non-significantly higher in goats (17 of 221; 7.7%) than in sheep (1 of 66, 1.5%; p = 0.069), and also non-significantly higher by the iELISA in goats (18 of 221; 8.1%) than in sheep (1 of 66, 1.5%; p = 0.057). Brucellosis in slaughtered goats and sheep is a public health hazard to abattoir workers and consumers that calls for control and eradication measures at the farm level, given that testing is not carried out routinely at slaughter points.
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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