Bovine tuberculosis in one cattle herd in Ibadan in Nigeria

Bovine tuberculosis was investigated in one private herd with 171 cattle after five cases were suspected to be tuberculous following post mortem examination. Using the intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test 18 (10.5%) animals (ages from 2 to 12 years) were positive: 11 animals of N’dama br...

Full description

Saved in:
Bibliographic Details
Published in:Veterinární medicína 2004-11, Vol.49 (11), p.406-412
Main Authors: Cadmus, S. I B, Atsanda, N. N, Oni, S. O, Akang, E. E U
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
africa
Animals
Bacilli
Cattle
Health risks
Human populations
Infections
Lymph nodes
Pyruvic acid
Spleen
Tuberculin
Tuberculosis
tuberculous lesions distribution
zoonosis
Citations: Items that this one cites
Items that cite this one
Online Access:Get full text
Tags: Add Tag
No Tags, Be the first to tag this record!
Description
Summary:Bovine tuberculosis was investigated in one private herd with 171 cattle after five cases were suspected to be tuberculous following post mortem examination. Using the intradermal comparative cervical tuberculin test 18 (10.5%) animals (ages from 2 to 12 years) were positive: 11 animals of N’dama breed and seven animals of White Fulani (i.e. Bunaji) breed; 17 female and one male animal. In all 11 randomly selected positive reactors, a spectrum of tuberculous lesions affecting the lungs, spleen, heart, liver, and the lymph nodes were observed. All the smear samples obtained were positive for acid-fast bacilli; cultural isolation confirmed the growth of mycobacteria on pyruvate-enriched Loewenstein-Jensen medium, which were identified by molecular typing to be Mycobacterium bovis. This study demonstrates widespread infection in this cattle herd and potential risk of infection for the human population with M. bovis.
ISSN:0375-8427
1805-9392
DOI:10.17221/5730-VETMED