tailieunhanh - Báo cáo khoa học: "Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sera of cows in Bangladesh"

Tuyển tập các báo cáo nghiên cứu khoa học quốc tế về bệnh thú y đề tài: Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sera of cows in Bangladesh | J. Vet. Set. 2005 6 3 223-226 JOURNAL OF Veterinary Science Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sera of cows in Bangladesh Kazi M. R. Amin1 M. Bahanur Rahman1 M. Siddiqur Rahman2 Jae-cheol Han2 3 Jin-ho Park2 Joon-seok line Department of Microbiology Hygiene Faculty of Veterinary Science Bangladesh Agricultural University Mymensingh 2202 Bangladesh 2Bio-Safety Research Institute and College of Veterinary Medicine Chonbuk National University Jeonju 561-756 Korea 3Livestock Development and Research Institute Iksan Branch Iksan 570-390 Korea The study was carried out to investigate the prevalence of Brucella antibodies in sera of 120 cows in Bangladesh Agricultural University Dairy Farm and adjacent villages Bangladesh. The epidemiological history and blood was collected from the cows. The serum samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Test RBT and plate agglutination test PAT for initial screening of Brucella antibodies and the positive sera samples were then subjected to tube agglutination test TAT for further confirmation. The higher rate of Brucella antibody was recorded in rural farm than organized farm and in pregnant cows than non-pregnant cows . A total of 3 4 Brucella positive antibody cases were recorded in cows of above four years of age whereas 1 positive case was found in cows of less than 4 years of age. The study revealed that number of Red Shindi was the highest and the prevalence of brucellosis in Bangladesh cow population is not negligible and it is worthwhile to consider adoption of preventive measures. Key words Bangladesh brucellosis plate agglutination test Rose Bengal test tube agglutination test Introduction Brucellosis is a zoonotic disease caused by gram-negative bacteria Brucella that are pathogenic for a wide variety of animals and human beings 19 . It is an emerging disease since the discovery of B. melitensis as the cause of Malta Fever by Bruce in 1887 and the isolation of B. abortus from aborted cattle by Bang in 1897