Tuberculosis prevalence and risk factors for water buffalo in Pará, Brazil

The prevalence of and possible risk factors for tuberculosis were studied in water buffalo from Pará, Brazil. In this study, 3,917 pregnant and nonpregnant female Murrah and Mediterranean buffaloes were studied; 2,089 originated from Marajó Island, and 1,108 were from the mainland. The comparative c...

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Published in:Tropical animal health and production 2014-03, Vol.46 (3), p.513-517
Main Authors: Barbosa, José D, da Silva, Jenevaldo B, Rangel, Charles P, da Fonseca, Adivaldo H, Silva, Natália S, Bomjardim, Henrique A, Freitas, Nayra F. Q. R
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Animals
Biomedical and Life Sciences
Brazil - epidemiology
breeds
Buffaloes
Cross-Sectional Studies
Female
Life Sciences
Mycobacterium
Pregnancy
Prevalence
Public health
Regular Articles
Risk Factors
tuberculin
Tuberculosis
Tuberculosis - epidemiology
Tuberculosis - veterinary
Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science
Zoology
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Summary:The prevalence of and possible risk factors for tuberculosis were studied in water buffalo from Pará, Brazil. In this study, 3,917 pregnant and nonpregnant female Murrah and Mediterranean buffaloes were studied; 2,089 originated from Marajó Island, and 1,108 were from the mainland. The comparative cervical tuberculin test was used as a diagnostic test for tuberculosis in these animals. The prevalence of positive buffaloes was 3.5 % (100/2,809) on Marajó Island and 7.2 % (80/1,108) on the mainland. The municipalities with the highest tuberculosis prevalence rates in animals were Ipixuna do Pará (10.1 %), Marapanim (9.8 %), Chaves (9.4 %), Paragominas (8.6 %), and Cachoeira do Arari (6.7 %). The tuberculosis prevalence was not significantly different between the Murrah (4.3 %) and Mediterranean (4.8 %) breeds or between pregnant (5 %) and nonpregnant (4.3 %) buffaloes. Tuberculosis was detected in water buffaloes from Pará, Brazil; the mainland buffalo exhibited the highest tuberculosis prevalence. These results indicate that this disease is dangerous to public health and buffalo farming in Pará.
ISSN:0049-4747
1573-7438
DOI:10.1007/s11250-013-0521-1