Ehizibolo David O, Gusi Amahyel M, Ehizibolo Peter O, Mbuk Elsie U, Ocholi Reuben A
Vaccine Production Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
Bacterial Research Department, National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
J Equine Sci. 2011;22(1):17-9. doi: 10.1294/jes.22.*17. Epub 2011 Apr 26.
Despite the endemicity of brucellosis in Nigeria, reports on equine brucellosis are rare. The Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) was used to determine the serologic prevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies amongst 75 horses from three stables in two States of northern Nigeria. The highest prevalence (22.7%) was recorded in stable C located in Plateau State and the lowest (6.7%) was found in stable B in Kaduna State. The overall prevalence determined was 14.7%. There is need for the inclusion of horses in brucellosis surveillance and control strategies in Nigeria to safeguard people at high risk.
尽管布鲁氏菌病在尼日利亚呈地方性流行,但关于马类布鲁氏菌病的报道却很少。采用玫瑰红平板试验(RBPT)来测定尼日利亚北部两个州三个马厩中75匹马的流产布鲁氏菌抗体血清学流行率。位于高原州的C马厩流行率最高(22.7%),而卡杜纳州的B马厩流行率最低(6.7%)。所确定的总体流行率为14.7%。尼日利亚有必要将马纳入布鲁氏菌病监测和控制策略中,以保护高危人群。