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Brucellosis in dairy cattle and goats in northern Ecuador.
Poulsen, Keith P; Hutchins, Frank T; McNulty, Chase M; Tremblay, Marlène; Zabala, Carmen; Barragan, Veronica; Lopez, Luis; Trueba, Gabriel; Bethel, Jeffrey W.
Afiliação
  • Poulsen KP; Department of Clinical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Corvallis, Oregon; Department of Sociology, Bellarmine University, Louisville, Kentucky; Department of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Madison, Wisconsin; Universidad San Francisco de Quito, Instituto de Microbiología, Colegio de Ciencias Biológicas y Ambientales, Quito, Ecuador; Servicios Veterinarios, Cayambe, Ecuador; School of Biological and Population Health Sc
Am J Trop Med Hyg ; 90(4): 712-5, 2014 Apr.
Article em En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-24591429
The purpose of this study was to conduct a convenience study for brucellosis prevalence in dairy-producing animals in northern Ecuador. In total, 2,561 cows and 301 goats were tested. Cattle sera were tested using the Rose Bengal card antigen test (RBCT), yielding an overall apparent prevalence of 5.5% (95% confidence interval [95% CI] = 4.7-6.5%) and true prevalence of 7.2% (95% CI = 6.0-8.5%). Prevalence varied by herd size and was highest in larger commercial herds. Polymerase chain reaction was used to test goat milk and lymph nodes, resulting in 9% and 8% positivity, respectively. The RBCTs from goat sera yielded an adjusted true prevalence of 17.8% (95% CI = 6.2-44.2%). Our findings are similar to other overall prevalence estimates for dairy herds but show higher prevalence in commercial herds compared with small groups (less than five animals). We also identify urban milking goats living in metropolitan Quito as a potential source of zoonosis.
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Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Brucelose / Brucelose Bovina / Doenças das Cabras Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Am J Trop Med Hyg Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos

Texto completo: 1 Coleções: 01-internacional Base de dados: MEDLINE Assunto principal: Brucelose / Brucelose Bovina / Doenças das Cabras Tipo de estudo: Prevalence_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Limite: Animals País/Região como assunto: America do sul / Ecuador Idioma: En Revista: Am J Trop Med Hyg Ano de publicação: 2014 Tipo de documento: Article País de publicação: Estados Unidos