Farm Prevalence of Bovine Brucellosis, Farmer Awareness, and Local Practices in Small- and Medium-Scale Cattle Farms in a Tropical Region of Ecuador

A cross-sectional study was conducted on bovine brucellosis in a sample of 173 medium/small-scale cattle farmers in a tropical region of Ecuador. A total of 173 milk tank samples were collected and analyzed through an indirect ELISA. A survey was also applied to each farm to collect information on h...

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Published in:Transboundary and emerging diseases 2023-08, Vol.2023, p.1-9
Main Authors: Vinueza, R. L., Durand, B., Ortega, F., Salas, F., Ferreira Vicente, A., Freddi, L., Ponsart, C., Zanella, G.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Abortion
Agriculture
Animals
Brucellosis
Cattle
Farmers
Farms
Fetuses
Food contamination & poisoning
Incineration
Infections
Information management
Laboratories
Life Sciences
Livestock farming
Milk
Provinces
Public health
Questionnaires
Reproductive disorders
Reproductive system
Risk factors
Small farms
Small-scale farming
Statistical analysis
Tropical environment
Tropical environments
Vaccines
Zoonoses
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Summary:A cross-sectional study was conducted on bovine brucellosis in a sample of 173 medium/small-scale cattle farmers in a tropical region of Ecuador. A total of 173 milk tank samples were collected and analyzed through an indirect ELISA. A survey was also applied to each farm to collect information on herd management, evaluate the level of knowledge about the disease and estimate the risk that bovine brucellosis on those farms could represent for public health. The apparent prevalence among farms was 11.5% (95% CI: 6.7%–16.2%). The medium farms had a prevalence significantly higher (23.8%, 95% CI: 10.9%–36.6%, p
ISSN:1865-1674
1865-1682
DOI:10.1155/2023/6242561