Prevalence of and factors associated with Brucella sero-positivity in cattle in urban and peri-urban Gulu and Soroti towns of Uganda

Brucellosis is a key zoonosis of major public health, animal welfare and economic significance, and is endemic in livestock in Uganda. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out to estimate the sero-prevalence of brucellosis and identify factors associated with sero-positivity in cattle...

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Published in:Journal of Veterinary Medical Science 2015, Vol.77(5), pp.557-564
Main Authors: MUGIZI, Denis Rwabiita, BOQVIST, Sofia, NASINYAMA, George William, WAISWA, Charles, IKWAP, Kokas, ROCK, Kim, LINDAHL, Elisabeth, MAGNUSSON, Ulf, ERUME, Joseph
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Language:English
Subjects:
Animal Husbandry
Animals
Bacteriology
Brucella
Brucella abortus - isolation & purification
brucellosis
Brucellosis, Bovine - epidemiology
Cattle
Cities
Clinical Science
Cross-Sectional Studies
Klinisk vetenskap
Medical Bioscience
Medicinsk biovetenskap
Prevalence
risk factor
Risk Factors
sero-positivity
Seroepidemiologic Studies
Uganda
Uganda - epidemiology
urban and peri-urban cattle
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Summary:Brucellosis is a key zoonosis of major public health, animal welfare and economic significance, and is endemic in livestock in Uganda. A cross-sectional epidemiological study was carried out to estimate the sero-prevalence of brucellosis and identify factors associated with sero-positivity in cattle in urban and peri-urban Gulu and Soroti towns of Northern and Eastern Uganda, respectively. A total of 1007 sera and data on biologically plausible risk factors from 166 herds and their spatial locations, were collected from cattle reared in urban and peri-urban Gulu and Soroti towns of Uganda. The sera were analyzed using indirect ELISA and sero-positive reactors confirmed by competitive ELISA. Multivariable models were used to investigate for risk factors. The overall animal-level and herd-level sero-prevalence was 7.5% (76/1007, 95% Confidence Interval (CI): 6.15–9.4%) and 27.1% (45/166, 95% CI: 20.9–34.3%), respectively. Herd-level sero-prevalence was significantly (P
ISSN:0916-7250
1347-7439
1347-7439
DOI:10.1292/jvms.14-0452