A cross-sectional cattle disease study in Kongor rural council,southern Sudan. I. prevalence estimates and age,sex and breed associations for brucellosis and contagious bovine pleuropneumonia |
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| Institution: | 1. Department of Psychology, University of Sydney, Sydney, NSW, Australia;2. ARC Centre of Excellence in Cognition and Its Disorders, Australia;3. Department of Psychology, University of Toronto Mississauga, Mississauga, ON, Canada;4. Neurosciences and Mental Health Program, Hospital for Sick Children, Toronto, ON, Canada |
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| Abstract: | A cross-sectional study was designed to investigate the prevalence of bovine brucellosis and contagious bovine pleuropneumnia (CBPP) in Kongor Rural Council, southern Sudan and to assess associations between the presence of antibodies for these diseases with age, sex and breed. The detection of Brucella antibodies using the Rose-Bengal plate test was significantly associated with increasing age. The difficulty of estimating the true prevalence of brucellosis from the apparent prevalence based on test results is disscussed. Although no linear association between age and CBPP complement fixation test results were found, cattle of 2–4 years of age appeared to be at higher risk. Local factors important in CBPP disease control planning are discussed. |
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