[Epidemiology of bovine brucellosis in Mali: serologic investigation and initial isolation of strains of Brucella abortus].
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.
Tounkara
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Laboratoire central vétérinaire, Bamako, Mali.
Maiga
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Traoré
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Seck
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Akakpo
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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
D000907:Antibodies, Bacterial
Epidémiologie de la brucellose bovine au Mali: enquête sérologique et isolement des premières souches de Brucella abortus.