Pesquisa de anticorpo anti-Leptospira spp. e anti-Brucella spp. em equinos provenientes da Ilha do Marajó, Pará

Rocha, Katarine de Souza; Paz, Giselle Souza da; Guerreiro, Andrey do Nascimento; Meneses, André Marcelo Conceição; Marques, J. R. F.; Moraes, Carla Cristina Guimarães de

doi:10.7213/1981-4178.2019.17301

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“…There are only a few studies on the prevalence of brucellosis among working equids. In Brazil, its prevalence has been found to range from 0% to 5.7% (DORNELES et al, 2013;PINHO et al, 2014;ROCHA et al, 2019;RESENDE et al, 2022). In Nigeria, prevalence of 3% has been reported (NJOGA et al, 2018), while in Pakistan, the prevalence was found to reach 20.1% (GUL et al, 2013).…”

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Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

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The present study described the prevalence and factors associated with the seropositivity for anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in the semiarid regionofnortheastern Brazil. Blood samples were collected from 322 equids (76 horses, 155 mules and 91 donkeys). The Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) was used as a screening method. Samples that were reactive in the RBPT were tested for confirmation using 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) and the standard tube agglutination test (STAT). Overall, 7.1% (23/322) of the samples were positive according to the RBPT. After confirmatory tests, the prevalence of brucellosis was found to be 6.5% (21/322). Among these cases, 33.3% (7/21) were horses, 42.8% (9/21) were mules and 23.9% (5/21) were donkeys. In the multivariate analysis, age over 10 years was considered to be a factor associated with the seropositivity (OR: 17.17; 95% CI: 2.582-164.7, P = 0.006) for anti-Brucella spp. antibodies. The significant prevalence of anti-Brucella spp. antibodies found in working equids and the wide distribution of positive animals demonstrates a worrying epidemiological situation regarding brucellosis in the study region. Age over 10 years was a risk factor associated with the seropositivity for anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in animals.

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Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

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“…There are several infectious diseases that affect horses and can cause great economic losses in this sector and damage to the well-being of animals, including diseases of zoonotic potential such as glanders, leptospirosis and brucellosis (Barcelos et al, 2017;Rocha et al, 2019). In equines, purulent abscess lesions in bursae, ligaments, tendons, synoviums and joints, preferably in the withers are strongly suggestive of brucellosis, and reproductive disorders in this species are rare.…”

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Microbiological, serological and molecular diagnosis of abscess of withers in equine in the State of Pará

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There are several infectious diseases that affect equines and can cause large economic losses in this sector and damage to animal welfare. In this species, abscessing lesions of a purulent character preferentially in the withers are strongly suggestive of brucellosis. However, few studies have been carried out on the disease in this species, making its identification and control difficult due to the lack of standardization in the interpretation of results. Therefore, samples of whole blood, serum and purulent secretion were collected from three horses. The animals came from the state of Pará. The diagnostic methods selected were the Rose-Bengal plate test (RBPT) and Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR), for the negative molecular results for brucellosis, microbiological analysis were chosen. Although part of the samples were positive for brucellosis in serological tests, all of them showed negative results for PCR. In bacterial cultivation, species were isolated Streptococcus equi subsp. zooepidemicus, Enterococcus faecalis e Staphylococcus sciuri subsp. lentus., which showed resistance to antibacterials, especially the E. faecalis isolate classified as MDR (multi drug resistant). In conclusion, the best form of diagnosis is the joint evaluation of several tests, both screening and confirmatory, in order to obtain a definitive diagnosis with assertiveness.

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Pesquisa de anticorpo anti-Leptospira spp. e anti-Brucella spp. em equinos provenientes da Ilha do Marajó, Pará

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Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

Anti-Brucella spp. antibodies in working equids in a semiarid region of Northeastern Brazil

Microbiological, serological and molecular diagnosis of abscess of withers in equine in the State of Pará

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