Milk Ring Test for spot identification of Brucella abortus infection in single cow herds

Mohamand, Najibullah; Gunaseelan, L.; Bharathy, Sukumar; Porteen, K.

doi:10.5455/javar.2014.a8

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“…Similar results have been reported by various authors [18,24]. Contradictory to present study, Mohamand et al [25] found more prevalence in 2 nd to 4 th lactation group than ≥5th lactation groups which might be due to sampling size, demography, disease epidemiology and clinical condition of individual animals.…”

Section: Lactation Stage-wise Prevalence Of Bovine Brucellosis By Mrtsupporting

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Milk Ring Test as Ready Aid to Diagnose Bovine Brucellosis in Lactating Cows of Tamil Nadu, India

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Mv²,

Porteen³

et al. 2016

J Adv Dairy Res

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In this cross sectional study 483 milk samples were collected from 483 lactating cows from selected districts of Tamil Nadu to detect antibodies against Brucella using Milk Ring Test (MRT). Overall, 4.35 per cent of milk samples were positive by MRT. The lactating cows were divided into 1st, 2nd to 4th and ≥5th lactation and the prevalence of Brucella were 2.94, 3.06 and 6.48 per cent respectively. Based on husbandry practices, the highest prevalence was recorded in unorganized farm sector (8.21%) followed by organized farm (3.84%) and single cow herds (3.63%). MRT can be used as a spot screening test. Presence of antibodies with their prevalence in organized and unorganized farms warrants a systematic preventive strategy that is used to control brucellosis.

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Section: Lactation Stage-wise Prevalence Of Bovine Brucellosis By Mrtsupporting

confidence: 92%

Milk Ring Test as Ready Aid to Diagnose Bovine Brucellosis in Lactating Cows of Tamil Nadu, India

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Mv²,

Porteen³

et al. 2016

J Adv Dairy Res

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“…Similarly, prevalence of Brucella antibodies by an avidin biotin enzyme-linked immune sorbent assay was found to be 12.1% (true prevalence, 11.2%) in cattle and buffalo populations in Punjab state of north India (Dhand et al, 2005). A south Indian study reported a bovine brucellosis prevalence of 18.4% using milk ring test (Mohamand et al, 2014). Thus, although not perfect, we believe that our data are the best available estimates of disease prevalence in the country.…”

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Economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in Indian livestock populations

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Dhand

Gill

2015

Preventive Veterinary Medicine

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Brucellosis is a serious public health issue in India. Estimation of economic losses occurring due to brucellosis is required to help formulate prevention and control strategies, but has not been done in India. We estimated economic losses due to brucellosis by sourcing prevalence data from epidemiological surveys conducted in India. Data for livestock populations were obtained from official records. Probability distributions were used for many of the input parameters to account for uncertainty and variability. The analysis revealed that brucellosis in livestock is responsible for a median loss of US $ 3.4 billion (5 th -95 th percentile 2.8-4.2 billion). The disease in cattle and buffalo accounted for 95.6% of the total losses occurring due to brucellosis in livestock populations. The disease is responsible for a loss of US$ 6.8 per cattle, US$18.2 per buffalo, US$ 0.7 per sheep, US$ 0.5 per goat and US$ 0.6 per pig. These losses are additional to the economic and social consequences of the disease in humans. The results suggest that the disease causes significant economic losses in the country and should be controlled on a priority basis.Keywords: bovine brucellosis; ovine brucellosis; porcine brucellosis; economic loss; India; developing countries; zoonoses; partial budgeting 2 Highlights  This is the first systematic analysis of the economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in livestock populations in India. The analysis revealed that brucellosis in livestock is responsible for a median loss of US $ 3.4 billion (5th-95th percentile 2.8-4.2 billion). There is urgent need to formulate intervention policies for prevention and control of this disease in India.

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“…While other reported rates ranged from 3% to 6% from Pakistan (27,28) and India (29,30). On the other hand, slightly higher incidences were reported in India 10.5% (31), Nigeria 15%, Yemen 16%, and India 18% (32)(33)(34). Moreover, higher prevalence rates were reported in India 27% (35), Uganda 33.5% (36), and in Egypt 51% and 49.8% for cows and buffaloes screened by MRT with an overall incidence of 47.8% (23).…”

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The significance of milk ring test for identifying brucella antibodies in cows and buffaloes' raw milk at Erbil governorate, Iraq

Almashhadany¹

2019

IJVS

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This study was undertaken to monitor Brucella antibodies in the milk of cows and buffaloes in Erbil Governorate, Kurdistan Region, Iraq, using mik ring test (MRT) assay. A total of 210 samples of milk (130 from cows and 80 from buffaloes) were randomly collected from lactating females. The overall prevalence of Brucella antibodies in all the milk samples was 8.6% (18/210). The highest rate was 9.2% found in the cow milk (12/130), while the lowest rate was 7.5% of the buffalo's milk (6/80). Out of 210 milk samples, only 15 (7.1%) were culture-positive for Brucella; about 7.7% (10/130) and 6.3% (5/80) from cows and buffaloes respectively. In terms of comparison between MRT and standard milk culture method, MRT was found more sensitive (83%), specific (98%), with the accuracy of 97% in comparison to the employed culture approach to detect Brucellosis agents in milk. The results also revealed that 70% and 60% of isolates were Brucella abortus, while 30% and 40% were Brucella melitensis from the milk of cow and buffaloes respectively. The highest rate of frequency for Brucella antibodies according to MRT was found in February (12.1%), while the lowest rate was found in June (5.7%). This study emphasizes that Brucellosis is still a significant public health hazard in the Kurdistan region. The study recommends MRT adoption in routine monitoring of brucellosis in milk collection centre, dairy factories, and farm. Consumers are also recommended to sufficiently heat the milk to destroy this foodborne pathogen before consumption or industrial processing.

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Milk Ring Test for spot identification of Brucella abortus infection in single cow herds

Cited by 16 publications

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Milk Ring Test as Ready Aid to Diagnose Bovine Brucellosis in Lactating Cows of Tamil Nadu, India

Milk Ring Test as Ready Aid to Diagnose Bovine Brucellosis in Lactating Cows of Tamil Nadu, India

Economic losses occurring due to brucellosis in Indian livestock populations

The significance of milk ring test for identifying brucella antibodies in cows and buffaloes' raw milk at Erbil governorate, Iraq

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