SERO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR BRUCELLA OVIS INFECTION IN SHEEP FROM SINOP AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MATO GROSSO STATE, BRAZIL

Authors

  • Tulio Geraldino Manhezzo Discente de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário de Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brasil;
  • Luciana Auxiliadora Viebrantz da Conceiçao Médica Veterinária autônoma;
  • Bruno Gomes de Castro Universidade Federal de Mato Grosso, Campus Universitário de Sinop, Mato Grosso, Brasil.

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5216/rpt.v44i4.39239

Keywords:

Brucellosis, Brucella ovis, epidemiology, immunology

Abstract

A sero-epidemiological survey was conducted to determine the prevalence and distribution of Brucella ovis infection in ovines from the northern region of Mato Grosso State, Brazil. The risk factors for the infection were also verified. 337 blood samples from rams and sheep of reproductive age from 11 sheep herds of four municipalities at Alto Teles Pires and Sinop mesorregion were investigated. All sera were examined by of immunodifusion in agar gel. From the total of examined herds, 72.7% (n=8) of the farms presented at least one seropositive animal for Brucella ovis. The mean prevalence of seropositive animals was 13.9% (99% CI). The seropositivity was lower in extensive productions and in herds where cleanliness was frequently observed (p<0.05). We conclude that the sheep industry in northern Mato Grosso State is still not a main economic activity, leading to low productivity and predisposition to the occurrence of ovine brucellosis and other diseases due to poor techniques applied in breeding

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Published

2015-12-28

How to Cite

MANHEZZO, T. G.; DA CONCEIÇAO, L. A. V.; DE CASTRO, B. G. SERO-EPIDEMIOLOGICAL SURVEY FOR BRUCELLA OVIS INFECTION IN SHEEP FROM SINOP AND ITS SURROUNDINGS, MATO GROSSO STATE, BRAZIL. Revista de Patologia Tropical / Journal of Tropical Pathology, Goiânia, v. 44, n. 4, p. 483–488, 2015. DOI: 10.5216/rpt.v44i4.39239. Disponível em: https://revistas.ufg.br/iptsp/article/view/39239. Acesso em: 17 jul. 2024.

Issue

Vol. 44 No. 4 (2015)

Section

SHORT COMMUNICATION

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