Seroprevalence of brucellosis in cattle in Shekhawati region, Rajasthan

Abstract

This is an important zoonotic diseases that affect people all over the world is brucellosis. Brucellosis is symptomatically showed abortion in the last three month of the pregnancy, metritis, mastitis, repeat breeding, retained placenta and decreased milk synthesis in the female whereas sterility epididymitis and swelling in scrotum in male. The overall of 155 cattle serum samples were collected from various villages in Rajasthan's Shekhawati region. Each samples were carried out to find out of seropositivity of brucellosis by RBPT, STAT and ELISA. The prevalence of brucellosis was determined to be 09.68% (15/155), 10.32% (16/155), and 11.61% (18/155) showed positive by RBPT, STAT, and ELISA, respectively, out of 155 cattle serum samples. In relation to significance of brucellosis seropositivity in this region for public health may need to be reported. When working with ruminants, especially cattle, it is advised to use good hygiene and sanitary management practices.