Sadiq et al 2013

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Prevalence of Brucella antibodies in donkeys (Equusasinus) in Borno and Yobe states, Nigeria

MA Sadiq¹, AN Tijjani²*, MS Auwal³, AR Mustapha⁴, AO Tijjani¹, I Gulani⁵& A Mohammed¹

¹Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri P. M. B 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

² Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri P. M. B 1069, Maiduguri,Nigeria.

³ Department of Veterinary Physiology, Pharmacology and Biochemistry, Faculty of Veterinary medicine, University of Maiduguri P. M. B 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

⁴Department of Veterinary Surgery and Theriogenology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri P. M. B 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

⁵Department of Veterinary Medicine, Research Laboratory, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri P. M. B 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria.

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Abstract

A cross-sectional study was designed to study the serological prevalence of antibodies against Brucellasppby using Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Microtitre Serum Agglutination Test (MSAT). A total of six hundred (600) adult donkeys comprising of 393 males and 207 females were sampled from three local government areas each, of Konduga, Monguno and Ngala in Borno state and Bursari, Geidam and Machina in Yobe state. Overall prevalence of brucellosis was 33 (5.50%), out of which 14 (2.33%) male and 19 (3.17%) female donkeys were positive by both RBPT and MSAT. There was statistically significant association between female sex of donkeys and positive serological reaction (p<0.05). Out of the 300 sera sampled from Borno state, comprising of 193 male and 107 female donkeys, 18 (6.0%) tested positive. Whereas, 15 (5.0%) of the 300 (200 males and 100 females) sera sampled from Yobe state were positive. It can be concluded that the overall prevalence of brucellosis among donkeys in Borno and Yobe states in north eastern Nigeria in this study was 5.5%. The prevalence ratewas higher among female donkeys than in males.

Keywords: Borno, Brucellosis, Donkey, Nigeria, Yobe.