PREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS IN BLACK BENGAL GOATS IN BANGLADESH

Authors

  • M. S. Rahman Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • S. Mithu Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • M. T. Islam Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • M. J. Uddin Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • R. R. Sarker Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • M. A. S. Sarker Department of Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Science, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh
  • L. Akhter DLS, Krishi Khamar Sarak, Farmgate, Dhaka 1215

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.3329/bjvm.v10i1-2.15646

Keywords:

Brucellosis, Black Bengal goats, RBT, I-ELISA, Bangladesh

Abstract

Brucellosis is an important bacterial zoonotic disease causing significant economic loss in dairy industries worldwide including Bangladesh. But limited studies are devoted to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in goat in all districts of Bangladesh. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in Black Bengal goats in Nilphamari Sadar and Kishoreganj upazillas of Nilphamari district of Bangladesh using Rose Bengal Test (RBT) as screening test and I-ELISA as confirmatory test. A total of 154 sera samples from Black Bengal goats were collected from Nilphamari district. Epidemiological data on the selected Black Bengal goats were collected using a structured questionnaire. The overall seroprevalence of brucellosis was found to be 2.59% in Black Bengal goats. A significantly (p<0.01) higher prevalence of brucellosis was found in Black Bengal goats with the history of previous abortion (33.33%). An insignificant (p>0.05) but higher prevalence of brucellosis was found in adult Black Bengal goats (>24 months) than young. The prevalence was relatively higher in cross-bred than pure Black Bengal goats, in female than male and in pregnant than non-pregnant Black Bengal goats. The result of the study will provide baseline data for control of brucellosis in goat in Bangladesh.

DOI: http://dx.doi.org/10.3329/bjvm.v10i1-2.15646

Downloads

Download data is not yet available.
Abstract
154
PDF
272

Downloads

Published

2013-07-09

Issue

Vol. 10 No. 1-2 (2012)

Section

Ruminant Medicine