Seroprevalence of Brucella Antibodies in Goats in Oju Local Government Area of Benue State, Nigeria

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Abstract

In a study to determine the seroprevalence of Brucella antibodies in goats in Oju Local Government Area (LGA) of Benue State, 241 blood samples for sera were collected from goats sold at the Ihiejwu goat market and from some communities within the LGA.

Similarly, epidemiological factors for brucella infection in such goats were studied and risk factors to brucella infection among goats and goat owners were examined through the use of a structured questionnaire.

The serum samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (iELISA) to determine the presence of Brucella antibodies.

The RBPT gave a prevalence of 13.7% while the iELISA confirmed the presence of Brucella antibodies in 7.5% of the 241 sera tested. Based on age, 6.98% of the 43 goats below 12 months old were positive

Introduction

Brucellosis is a zoonotic and contagious systemic bacterial disease primarily of ruminants but also affecting man and other livestock and is characterized by inflammation of the genital organs and foetal membranes, abortion, sterility and formation of localized lesions in the lymphatic system and joints (WHO, 1971; CDC, 2005).

Brucellosis is caused by Gram negative and facultative non-motile intracellular bacteria of the genus Brucella (Corbel, 1997).

Six most common species in the genus Brucella are Brucella abortus, B.melitensis, B. suis, B. neotomae, B. ovis, and B. canis. The first three species are called “classic brucella” (Alton, 1990).

Other species are Brucella maris isolated from marine mammals, B. cetaceae (cetaceans) and B. pinnipediae (pennipeds) (Foster et al, 2002).

Goats and sheep are the natural reservoirs of B. melitensis and the sources of infection for goats are foetuses, foetal membranes, vaginal secretions and the environment (Alton et al., 1988).

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