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Seroprevalence of brucellosis and Q-fever among cattle in high risk herds in the Bethlehem area, Free State, South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorJonker, Annelize
dc.contributor.coadvisorCrafford, Jan Ernst
dc.contributor.emailu28106700@tuks.co.za
dc.contributor.postgraduateDu Plessis, Johannes Christoffel
dc.date.accessioned2020-12-21T09:53:35Z
dc.date.available2020-12-21T09:53:35Z
dc.date.created2020/09/30
dc.date.issued2019
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc)--University of Pretoria, 2019.
dc.description.abstractFoetal loss can be devastating to a cattle farmer. In the Free State province many commercial cattle farms contend with foetal loss due to abortion. The causes of most of these abortions are never diagnosed because of inappropriate samples submitted; diagnostics being too expensive or non-submission of samples due to ignorance. The aim of this study was to investigate the apparent seroprevalence of Brucella species and Coxiella burnetii in commercial cattle of five epidemiological units. The overall apparent seroprevalence in this study was 22% and 11% respectively for Brucella species and Coxiella burnetii antibodies. Although the presence of antibodies does not lead to a definitive diagnosis, it is now known that there are bacterial challenges in these commercial cattle, and this could form the basis of future studies. Improved education of the public as well as communication with the human health sector is necessary to effectively control brucellosis and Q-fever.
dc.description.availabilityUnrestricted
dc.description.degreeMSc
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseases
dc.identifier.citationDu Plessis, JC 2019, Seroprevalence of brucellosis and Q-fever among cattle in high risk herds in the Bethlehem area, Free State, South Africa, MSc Dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd <http://hdl.handle.net/2263/77399>
dc.identifier.otherS2020
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/77399
dc.language.isoen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
dc.rights© 2020 University of Pretoria. All rights reserved. The copyright in this work vests in the University of Pretoria. No part of this work may be reproduced or transmitted in any form or by any means, without the prior written permission of the University of Pretoria.
dc.subjectUCTD
dc.subject.otherVeterinary science theses SDG-01en_ZA
dc.subject.otherVeterinary science theses SDG-03en_ZA
dc.subject.otherSDG-03: Good health and well-being
dc.subject.otherSDG-01: No poverty
dc.titleSeroprevalence of brucellosis and Q-fever among cattle in high risk herds in the Bethlehem area, Free State, South Africa
dc.typeDissertation

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