Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria

A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wukari, Taraba state, Nigeria, to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies and the risk factors associated with brucellosis in indigenous breeds of goats. A total of 386 goats were sampled from three political wards: Puje, Avyi, and Hospital: harvested...

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Published in:Journal of pathogens 2018-01, Vol.2018 (2018), p.1-5
Main Authors: Amama, Francis I., Jatau, Tenmuso D., Nwuku, J. A., Otolorin, Gbeminiyi Richard, Dike, Umesi A., Shinggu, P. A., Dantala, Danjuma B., Olufemi, O. T., Baba-Onoja, E. B. T.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Antibodies
Behavior
Brucella
Brucellosis
computer software
cross-sectional studies
females
Goats
males
Medical research
Medicine, Experimental
Nigeria
Red Sokoto
Risk factors
seroprevalence
Viral antibodies
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Summary:A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wukari, Taraba state, Nigeria, to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies and the risk factors associated with brucellosis in indigenous breeds of goats. A total of 386 goats were sampled from three political wards: Puje, Avyi, and Hospital: harvested sera samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT). GraphPad Prism version 7.03 for Windows (GraphPad Software, La Jolla California, USA) was used to analyse the association between seroprevalence of brucellosis and age, sex, breed, location, and management system by using Chi square and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate. Brucellosis was detected in all three wards: Puje; 15%, Avyi; 6.6%, and Hospital; 7.6%. A prevalence rate of 2.8%, 8%, 18.7%, and 1% was recorded for
ISSN:2090-3057
2090-3065
2090-3065
DOI:10.1155/2018/5257926