A retrospective study (2007-2015) on brucellosis seropositivity in livestock in South Africa.

ABSTRACT: In South Africa, brucellosis testing and record-keeping are done by several laboratories, thus it is difficult to access any organized data to assess the status of the disease. This study evaluated the seropositivity for brucellosis using Rose Bengal test and complement fixation test in suspect cattle, sheep, goats and pigs sera submitted to Bacterial Serology Laboratory, Agricultural Research Council-Onderstepoort Veterinary Research (ARC-OVR) from nine provinces in the country during the period 2007-2015. This retrospective data analysis was conducted to estimate the occurrence of brucellosis in the country from the submitted samples, identify variables that affected seropositivity for brucellosis, investigate existing gaps in data recording and make recommendations on important variable

SUBMITTER: Kolo FB 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8025618 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature