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Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa
Dissertation (MSc (Veterinary Tropical Diseases))--University of Pretoria, 2011.
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| spelling | oai:repository.up.ac.za:2263/31469 Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa Crafford, Jan Ernst rutego@yahoo.com Matekwe, Nelson UCTD Mnisi Cattle Brucella abortus Livestock-wildlife interface Seroprevalence Dissertation (MSc (Veterinary Tropical Diseases))--University of Pretoria, 2011. This study determined the seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area of Mpumalanga, South Africa. A total of 1 482 serum samples was collected from cattle at 19 diptanks and tested for antibodies against B. abortus using the Rose Bengal test (RBT). A total of 21 cattle tested positive for B. abortus antibody on RBT. Thirteen of the 21 samples that tested positive for B. abortus on RBT also tested positive on complement fixation test (CFT) and 12 of these tested positive on indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The overall CFT confirmed seroprevalence of brucellosis in Mnisi area was 0.88%. The seroprevalence varied from 0% to 3.49% between diptanks. Seven diptanks recorded 0% prevalence. Antibody to B. abortus was found to be most prevalent in cattle from diptanks near the central part of the Mnisi area. Copyright Veterinary Tropical Diseases Restricted Faculty of Veterinary Science 2013-09-09T12:18:11Z 2012-12-14 2013-09-09T12:18:11Z 2012-09-07 2011 2012-12-03 Dissertation Matekwe, N 2011, Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12032012-171337 / > E12/9/173/gm http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31469 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12032012-171337/ en © 2011, University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria application/pdf University of Pretoria |
| spellingShingle | UCTD Mnisi Cattle Brucella abortus Livestock-wildlife interface Seroprevalence Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title | Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title_full | Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title_fullStr | Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title_full_unstemmed | Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title_short | Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa |
| title_sort | seroprevalence of brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the mnisi area mpumalanga south africa |
| topic | UCTD Mnisi Cattle Brucella abortus Livestock-wildlife interface Seroprevalence |
| url | http://hdl.handle.net/2263/31469 http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12032012-171337/ |