Seroprevalence of brucellosis in livestock within three endemic regions of the country of Georgia.
Prev Vet Med
; 110(3-4): 554-7, 2013 Jul 01.
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ABSTRACT
Brucellosis is the one of most common livestock zoonoses in Georgia, resulting in significant economic losses. Livestock were sampled in three regions of Georgia (Kakheti, Kvemo Kartli, Imereti). Districts that historically reported high numbers of brucellosis related morbidity were selected for serological, bacteriological and molecular surveys. Surveying efforts yielded samples from 10,819 large and small ruminants. In total, 735 serological tests were positive on Rose Bengal and 33 bacterial isolates were recovered and identified as Brucella melitensis or Brucella abortus by microbiology and AMOS-PCR. A Bayesian framework was implemented to estimate the true prevalence of the disease given an imperfect diagnostic test. Regional posterior median true prevalence estimates ranged from 2.7% (95% CI 1.4, 7.2) in Kvemo Kartli, 0.8% (95% CI 0.0, 3.6) in Kakheti, to an estimate of 0.6% (95% CI 0.0, 2.9) in Imereti. Accurate and efficient surveillance of brucellosis is not only of economic value, but also informs efforts to reduce the disease impact on the human population.
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Assunto principal:
Doenças dos Ovinos
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Brucella abortus
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Brucelose
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Brucelose Bovina
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Doenças das Cabras
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Brucella melitensis
Tipo de estudo:
Prevalence_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Limite:
Animals
País como assunto:
Europa
Idioma:
En
Ano de publicação:
2013
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Article