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R.K. Roushan, P. Kumar, P. Kerketta, Md. Kalimuddin and D.K. Singh
.(2012). "Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle and their attendants". Journal of Veterinary Public Health, Vol. 10 Issue 2. Page No: 131-134
Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle and their attendants
Page No. : 131-134
ABSTRACT
A total of 545 serum samples comprising 428 of cattle and 117 of human were examined for brucellosis by standard tube agglutination test (STAT), rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), heat inactivation test (HIT), 2- mercaptoethanol test (2-MET) and enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). A total of 81 (18.93%), 96 (22.43%), 59 (13.785%), 50 (11.68%), and 103 (24.07%) of cattle and 8 (6.84%), 9 (7.69%), 5 (4.27%), 3 (2.56%) and 10 (8.55%) of human sera were found positive by the above mentioned tests, respectively. A total of 353 milk samples were tested by milk ring test (MRT), of which 87 (24.66%) were found positive.Keywords: Brucellosis, cattle, human, seroprevalence