Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle after massive flood in Kelantan /
Breucellosis continues to be a major public health concern worldwide and is the most common zoonotic infection caused by the bacterial genus Brucella. The bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans mainly by ingestion of infected food products, direct contact with an infected animal or an envir...
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| Format: | Thesis Book |
| Language: | English |
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2019.
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| Summary: | Breucellosis continues to be a major public health concern worldwide and is the most common zoonotic infection caused by the bacterial genus Brucella. The bacteria are transmitted from animals to humans mainly by ingestion of infected food products, direct contact with an infected animal or an environment that has been contaminated with discharges from infected animals. A massive monsoon flood happened from December 2014 January 2015 involves all districts in Kelantan except Bachok and Pasir Puteh. Therefore, this project was conducted to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis after massive flood and association between flood and seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Kelantan. Serum samples were obtained 1031 cattle, three months after massive flood and stored in Bacteriology Laboratory, UPM. Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) was performed for detection of antibodies against Brucella abortus. In this present study seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Kelantan was 4.75% (49/1031), which is lower than before flood (6.19%; 198/3198) in year 2013. The seroprevalence of brucellosis was higher in districts not affected by massive flood (52%) than in districts that were affected (3.88%). High volume of flood water may dilute the organisms. |
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| Physical Description: | 28 leaves : ill. ; 30cm. |