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ABSTRACT

A total of fifteen (15) unvaccinated and serologically Brucella positive animals (6 cows, 7 ewes and 2 rams) and one human screened by Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) and standard tube agglutination test (STAT) were selected in this study. The antibody titres of the animals ranged between 1:80 I.U to 1: 320 I.U. The positive animals were simultaneously treated with long acting oxytetracycline and streptomycin sulfate. The animals were found negative for brucellosis on 60th day after treatment, when retested by RBPT and STAT. All the animals gave birth to healthy newborn and the orchitis of ram were subsided after treatment. The man was treated with doxycycline orally and streptomycin injection. The person was found negative for brucel- losis, when examined on 50th day of post-treatment. It may be concluded that long acting oxytetracycline and streptomycin helped to control the multiplication of Brucella organism in animals.

Keywords: Brucellosis, cow, human, sheep.