Seroprevalence of brucellosis in buffaloes of Telangana state, India

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  • A. Vijaya Kumar Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Karimnagar, India http://orcid.org/0000-0002-7852-5929
  • N. Krishnaiah Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India
  • L. Venkateswara Rao Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, India
  • Y. Narasimha Reddy Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India
  • K. Kondal Reddy Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India
  • B. V.L. Narayana Sero Epidemiology Section Disease Investigation Division, Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

Keywords:

Seroprevalence, Brucellosis, Buffaloes, Age wise, India

Abstract

The present study was undertaken to know the sero prevalence of brucellosis in buffaloes in Telangana State by employing Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), Lateral flow assay (LFA), Standard Tube agglutination test (STAT) and Enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Out of 920 buffaloes screened, 36 males and 884 females, 32 from Government farms and 888 from private farms and 32 from 1-3 years old, 844 from 3-6 years old and 44 from above 6 years old. The sero prevalence was 5.65%, 5.76%, 5.43% and 5.98% by RBPT, LFA, STAT and ELISA respectively. The prevalence in males was 5.56% by RBPT, LFA and ELISA, whereas 2.78% by STAT and in females, 5.66%, 5.77%, 5.54% and 6.00% by RBPT, LFA, STAT and ELISA respectively. The prevalence in Government farms was 3.13% by RBPT, LFA and ELISA whereas zero by STAT and from private farms 5.74%, 5.86%, 5.63 % and 6.08% were positive by RBPT, LFA, STAT and ELISA respectively. The prevalence in 1-3 years age was, 3.13% by RBPT, LFA and ELISA, zero by STAT, from 3-6 years age, 5.92%,6.04%, 5.81% and 6.16% by RBPT, LFA STAT and ELISA respectively and from above 6 years age 2.27% by RBPT, LFA and STAT, whereas 4.55%by ELISA. Higher efficacy observed by ELISA followed by LFA, RBPT and STAT. The higher prevalence was observed in females than males, in private than Government farms and in 3-6 years age group than other age groups.

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Author Biographies

A. Vijaya Kumar, Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Karimnagar, India

Assistant Professor
Department of Veterinary Public Health & Epidemiology
College of Veterinary Science, Korutla, Karimnagar-505 326, Telangana State

N. Krishnaiah, Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India

Dr.N.Krishnaiah
Professor and Head
Dept of V.P.E
College of Veterinary Science
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030

L. Venkateswara Rao, Department of Veterinary Parasitology and Entomology, College of Veterinary Science, Proddatur, India

Dr.L.VenkateswaraRao
Professor and Head
Dept of V.P.E
College of Veterinary Science
Proddatur, Y.S.R Kadapa Dist

Y. Narasimha Reddy, Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India

Dr.Y.Narasimha Reddy
Professor and Head

Dept of Veterinary Microbiology

College of Veterinary Science

Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500 030

K. Kondal Reddy, Department of Livestock Products Technology, College of Veterinary Science, Hyderabad, India

Dr.K.Kondal Reddy
Professor
Dept of Livestock Products Technology
College of Veterinary Science
Rajendranagar, Hyderabad-500030

B. V.L. Narayana, Sero Epidemiology Section Disease Investigation Division, Veterinary Biological Research Institute, Hyderabad, India

Dr.B.V.L.Narayana
Assistant Director
Sero Epidemiology Section
Disease Investigation Division
V.B.R.I, Shantinagar, Hyderabad-500030, 

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Published

2018-09-27

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Kumar, A. V., Krishnaiah, N., Rao, L. V., Reddy, Y. N., Reddy, K. K., & Narayana, B. V. (2018). Seroprevalence of brucellosis in buffaloes of Telangana state, India. Buffalo Bulletin, 37(3), 303–311. Retrieved from https://kuojs.lib.ku.ac.th/index.php/BufBu/article/view/82

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