title: [Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Mali: serologic investigation and initial isolation of strains of Brucella abortus].
abstract: The authors report the results of an epidemiological survey of bovine brucellosis in Mali, based on a relatively representative sample of 1,000 serum samples from 236 herds. The prevalence of infection in the herds, established by indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) was 53% +/- 6.4. The proportion of animals infected was 23.3% +/- 2.5, falling to 22% when compared with the basic serum pool of 9,466 samples. This rate was relatively high in stationary herds in the semi-arid, sub-humid and arid zones. Four strains of Brucella abortus were isolated from cattle bearing hygromas.
authors.affiliation: Laboratoire central vétérinaire, Bamako, Mali.
authors.forename: K
authors.initials: K
authors.lastname: Tounkara
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Maiga
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Traoré
authors.forename: B M
authors.initials: BM
authors.lastname: Seck
authors.forename: A J
authors.initials: AJ
authors.lastname: Akakpo
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000818:Animals; D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial / Q000097:blood*; D002003:Brucella abortus / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D002007:Brucellosis, Bovine / Q000453:epidemiology*; D002417:Cattle; D003889:Desert Climate; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D008302:Mali / Q000453:epidemiology; D015995:Prevalence; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies
chemical_list: D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
vernacular_title: Epidémiologie de la brucellose bovine au Mali: enquête sérologique et isolement des premières souches de Brucella abortus.