Brucelose: epidemiologia e fatores de risco da Brucella abortus no rebanho bovino do sudoeste Maranhense

Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Produces characteristic infection in animals may infect humans. Being a universal distribution zoonosis.Has serious health problems and significant economic losses. In humans, the clinical manifestation is responsible for partial or total incapacity for work. On the information presented, obtaining and publishing the specific results of the Southwest Maranhão region through seroepidemiological study in the detection of Brucellaabortus in the herd of cattle is very important as part of PNCEBT in the search for evidence a fact of qualifiable and quantifiable manner, in addition to seeking information that might contribute to the adoption and / or intensification of control measures. The study was conducted in 30 properties located in rural areas of the municipalities of Imperatriz, Davinópolis, ribamarfiquene, Freeport, Buritirana and Governor Edson Lobão that are part of the State of Maranhão Southwest. Amarante samples were collected from, Porto Franco and São João do Paraíso also due to closeness and large flow of animals in transit. They collected 550 bovine sera in 30 properties in the study area from September 2014 to July 2015. Thus, we obtained a result of 51 positive samples in the screening test antigen acidified Buffered (AAT), 37 positive samples for confirmatory testing of 2-Mercaptoethanol, 47 positive samples Indirect ELISA,and 34 positive samples for testing Fluorescence Polarization.