To browse Academia. Dargatz aphis. Mccluskey aphis. Salman colostate. Staerk bvet. Wineland aphis. Zepeda usda. Cross sectional serological surveys were conducted between March and December to determine the distribution of foot-and-mouth disease and also to validate the current passive surveillance system in Bhutan.
A total of sera collected from cattle, goats, sheep, and pigs, from herds in villages, were tested using a foot-and-mouth disease non-structural protein 3ABC ELISA. The true prevalence for cattle, goats, sheep and pigs were A total of serum samples were collected from sheep. The investigated potential individual risk factors included: localities, breeds, age groups, body condition, sexes and parity while herd size, mixed herd, housing, feeding and drinking equipments, having aborter animals in the herd, disposal of the foetal membranes after abortion, practicing milking hygiene and presence of insects and dogs in the herd were the management risk factors.
It is concluded that brucellosis in sheep is probably not a significant public health problem in North Kordofan State. However, more studies investigating potential risk factors that could enhance the spread and transmission of brucellosis in sheep in the Sudan are recommended, besides, eradication plans should take place when still the disease is at this low prevalence as the needed effort and cost to manage the disease would be small. Background: Toxoplasma gondii infections during pregnancy can result in abortion or congenital defects.
Prevalence and risk factors of toxoplasmosis in women of child-bearing age in Ethiopia are unknown. The current study was conducted with the objectives of estimating the seroprevalence and potential risk factors in acquiring T. Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted from March to September A questionnaire survey was administered for all study participants to gather information on risk factors.
In this study, direct economic losses due to Neospora caninum infection, based on actual data from N. In epidemic abortion herds, economic losses continued after the actual event of the abortion epidemic for at least two more years with average costs of Euro 50 per animal per 2 years. In both herd situations, highest losses were related to premature culling of seropositive cows and to a lesser extent to the effects of abortion extended calving interval and age of first calving.
