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Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Animal Brucellosis in Central Punjab, Pakistan

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  • Usama Saeed

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Shahzad Ali

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Tooba Latif

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Muhammad Rizwan

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Attaullah

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Anam Iftikhar

    (Department of Biological Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Syed Ghulam Mohayud Din Hashmi

    (Wildlife Epidemiology and Molecular Microbiology Laboratory (One Health Research Group), Discipline of Zoology, Department of Wildlife & Ecology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (UVAS), Lahore, Ravi Campus, Pattoki 55300, Pakistan)

  • Aman Ullah Khan

    (Department of Pathobiology, College of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Jhang 35200, Pakistan)

  • Iahtasham Khan

    (Section of Epidemiology and Public Health, Department of Clinical Sciences, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Lahore Sub-Campus, Jhang 35200, Pakistan)

  • Falk Melzer

    (Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany)

  • Hosny El-Adawy

    (Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany
    Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Kafrelsheikh University, Kafr El-Sheikh 33516, Egypt)

  • Heinrich Neubauer

    (Institute of Bacterial Infections and Zoonoses, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Naumburger Str. 96a, 07743 Jena, Germany)

Abstract

Brucellosis is an important zoonotic disease of animals and humans caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella . Brucellae are Gram-negative intracellular bacteria which infect a wide variety of animals including goats, sheep, buffaloes, cows, pigs, and wildlife. The objectives of this study were to determine the seroprevalence and spatial distribution of brucellosis in Central Punjab, Pakistan. A total of 1083 blood samples of goats, sheep, buffaloes, and cows were collected from 38 villages of four districts (Kasur, Faisalabad, Lahore, and Okara) of Punjab, Pakistan, and screened for brucellosis by Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT) and PCR confirmed. Epidemiological, demographic data and GPS coordinates for every sample were collected. By using interpolation of the Aeronautical Reconnaissance Coverage Geographic Information System (Arc GIS), a surface plot was generated applying inverse distance weight (IDW). It was found that 35 (3.23%) serum samples were positive for brucellosis. In eight (61.5%), six (75%), seven (87.5%), and eight (89%) villages, positive goats, sheep, buffaloes, and cattle were detected, respectively. In general, older animals are more often positive for brucellosis. In goats bucks were more often RBPT positive than females while in sheep, buffaloes, and cattle more females were positive. The spatial distribution of brucellosis shows that it is widely distributed in the western region of the study area in goats and in the South-West region in sheep. Similarly, for buffaloes it is restricted to the south-east and north-west regions, and in cattle brucellosis is present in western region of study area only. Reflected by this study, brucellosis poses a risk for livestock in developing countries due to lack of awareness by officials, owners, and consumers, and control measures are missing. A risk map of brucellosis was generated to develop effective strategies for awareness rising and to improve the quality of control programs in Pakistan.

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  • Usama Saeed & Shahzad Ali & Tooba Latif & Muhammad Rizwan & Attaullah & Anam Iftikhar & Syed Ghulam Mohayud Din Hashmi & Aman Ullah Khan & Iahtasham Khan & Falk Melzer & Hosny El-Adawy & Heinrich Neub, 2020. "Prevalence and Spatial Distribution of Animal Brucellosis in Central Punjab, Pakistan," IJERPH, MDPI, vol. 17(18), pages 1-13, September.
    • Handle: RePEc:gam:jijerp:v:17:y:2020:i:18:p:6903-:d:416851
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