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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
agricultural and biological sciences
Tuberculosis and brucellosis prevalence survey on dairy cattle in Mbarara milk basin (Uganda)
Preventive Veterinary Medicine, Volume 67, No. 4, Year 2005
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We determined the prevalence of tuberculosis and brucellosis reactors in the dairy herds in the Mbarara district of Uganda in 2002. This is one of the most important dairy-production areas of the country and includes both pastoral and agro-pastoral zones. A total of 340 (of 11,995) randomly selected herds were tested for tuberculosis, using the intradermal tuberculosis-skin test and 315 (of 10,562) herds tested for brucellosis using the serum Rose Bengal test. The herd prevalence for tuberculosis reactors was 74.1% (95% confidence intervals 69, 78), the individual-animal prevalence was of 6.0% (5.6, 6.5) and within-herd range was 1-50% (up to 100% if suspicious reactors were included). The herd prevalence for brucellosis was 55.6% (50, 61.2) individual-animal prevalence 15.8% (14.8, 16.7) and within-herd range 1-90%. The reactor prevalence increased with the age of the animals for both tuberculosis and brucellosis. Tuberculosis reactor prevalences were higher in animals from the agro-pastoral zone. However, the individual-animal and herd prevalences of brucellosis seroprevalences were higher in the pastoral zone. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Faye, Bernard
France, Paris
Cirad
Castel, Vincent
France, Paris
Cirad
Lesnoff, Matthieu
France, Paris
Cirad
Rutabinda, David
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara District Veterinary Office
Dhalwa, James
Uganda, Mbarara
Mbarara District Veterinary Office
Statistics
Citations: 123
Authors: 5
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.11.002
ISSN:
01675877
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Approach
Quantitative
Study Locations
Uganda