EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS IN MAL I - SEROLOGICAL SURVEY AND INITIAL ISOLATION OF BRUCELLA-ABORTUS STRAINS

Authors
TOUNKARA K MAIGA S TRAORE A SECK BM AKAKPO AJ
Citation
K. Tounkara et al., EPIDEMIOLOGY OF BOVINE BRUCELLOSIS IN MAL I - SEROLOGICAL SURVEY AND INITIAL ISOLATION OF BRUCELLA-ABORTUS STRAINS, Revue scientifique et technique - Office international des epizooties, 13(3), 1994, pp. 777-786
Citations number
NO
Categorie Soggetti
Veterinary Sciences
Journal title
Revue scientifique et technique - Office international des epizooties → ACNP
ISSN journal
02531933
Volume
13
Issue
3
Year of publication
1994
Pages
777 - 786
Database
ISI
SICI code
0253-1933(1994)13:3<777:EOBBIM>2.0.ZU;2-A
Abstract
The authors report the results of an epidemiological survey of bovine brucellosis in Mali, based on a relatively representative sample of 1, 000 serum samples from 236 herds. The prevalence of infection in the h erds, established by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA ) was 53% +/- 6.4. The proportion of animals infected was 23.3% +/- 2. 5, falling to 22% when compared with the basic serum pool of 9,466 sam ples. This rate was relatively high in non-transhumant herds in the se mi-arid, sub-humid and arid zones. Four strains of Brucella abortus we re isolated from cattle bearing hygromas.