Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa

dc.contributor.advisorCrafford, Jan Ernst
dc.contributor.emailrutego@yahoo.comen
dc.contributor.postgraduateMatekwe, Nelson
dc.date.accessioned2013-09-09T12:18:11Z
dc.date.available2012-12-14en
dc.date.available2013-09-09T12:18:11Z
dc.date.created2012-09-07en
dc.date.issued2011en
dc.date.submitted2012-12-03en
dc.descriptionDissertation (MSc (Veterinary Tropical Diseases))--University of Pretoria, 2011.en
dc.description.abstractThis study determined the seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area of Mpumalanga, South Africa. A total of 1 482 serum samples was collected from cattle at 19 diptanks and tested for antibodies against B. abortus using the Rose Bengal test (RBT). A total of 21 cattle tested positive for B. abortus antibody on RBT. Thirteen of the 21 samples that tested positive for B. abortus on RBT also tested positive on complement fixation test (CFT) and 12 of these tested positive on indirect enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The overall CFT confirmed seroprevalence of brucellosis in Mnisi area was 0.88%. The seroprevalence varied from 0% to 3.49% between diptanks. Seven diptanks recorded 0% prevalence. Antibody to B. abortus was found to be most prevalent in cattle from diptanks near the central part of the Mnisi area. Copyrighten
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dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen
dc.description.facultyFaculty of Veterinary Science
dc.identifier.citationMatekwe, N 2011, Seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africa, MSc dissertation, University of Pretoria, Pretoria, viewed yymmdd < http://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12032012-171337 / >en
dc.identifier.otherE12/9/173/gmen
dc.identifier.upetdurlhttp://upetd.up.ac.za/thesis/available/etd-12032012-171337/en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/31469
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherUniversity of Pretoria
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dc.subjectUCTDen
dc.subjectMnisien
dc.subjectCattleen
dc.subjectBrucella abortusen
dc.subjectLivestock-wildlife interfaceen
dc.subjectSeroprevalence
dc.titleSeroprevalence of Brucella abortus in cattle at communal diptanks in the Mnisi area, Mpumalanga, South Africaen
dc.typeDissertationen

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