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Research Article
Sero-prevalence and associated risk factors of bovine brucellosis in Bero wereda, South West Ethiopia
Author(s): Dawit Dejene*
Bovine brucellosis is a bacterial endemic zoonotic disease that poses a serious threat to public health,
especially for the poor and marginalized communities. Between April 2021 and June 2021, a cross-sectional
research of bovine brucellosis was carried out in Bero wereda, South West Ethiopia. All breeds of cattle kept in
an extensive husbandry system and older than six months were selected randomly and included from the study
region. A total of 111, 96, and 177 agro ecological samples from highland, lowland, and midland, respectively,
were gathered based on the density of the cattle population in the wereda. All 384 sera were subjected to the
screening test (Rose Bengal Plate test, or RBPT) against Brucella abortus antigen, and 13 of them tested
positive for bovine brucellosis. Those RBPT positive samples were then retested by the more specific
confirmatory te.. View More»
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