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Seroprevalence of Brucellosis in Sheep and Humans in District Kohat, Pakistan

2014; Nexus Academic Publishers; Volume: 2; Issue: 9 Linguagem: Inglês

10.14737/journal.aavs/2014/2.9.516.523

2309-3331

Muhaammad Altaf Hussain,

Animal Diversity and Health Studies

Brucellosis is a bacterial disease and is caused by genus Brucella.It is highly prevalent zoonotic disease in developing countries including Pakistan.This study was conducted to determine the prevalence of brucellosis in sheep and humans of district Kohat, Khyber Pakhtunkhwa.For this purpose, one hundred blood samples from each humans and sheep (50 each from both sexes) were randomly collected at three different tehsils (Lachi, Seni Gumbat and Kohat) of district Kohat.The serum samples were tested for presence of anti-Brucella antibodies by Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Serum Agglutination Test (SAT).Moreover, a total of 50 milk samples were also collected from various sheep herds for subsequent conduction of milk ring test (MRT).The estimated prevalence of ovine brucellosis was 12.12%, 09% and 08.82% in Lachi, Seni Gumbat and Kohat, respectively, with an overall prevalence of 10% in the district.Whereas, SAT and RBPT demonstrated the prevalence as 7% and 6%, respectively, in humans.The results of current study validated that brucellosis was widespread in district Kohat with a relatively higher prevalence being recorded in ewes and occupationally exposed women than their male counterparts.Furthermore, the prevalence of brucellosis was significantly higher in sheep and humans of Lachi and Seni Gumbat tehsils as compared to Kohat.Results of the current study may support the health care organizers to formulate suitable control plans against Brucellosis.