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Serological survey and risk factors for brucellosis in water buffaloes in the state of Pará, Brazil

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To evaluate the prevalence and possible risk factors for brucellosis caused by Brucella abortus in water buffaloes in the state of Pará, Brazil, 3,917 female buffalo serum samples from pregnant and non-pregnant animals were examined: 2,809 from Marajó Island and 1,108 from the mainland. The buffered acidified plate antigen (BAPA) screening test positively diagnosed 4.8 % (188/3,917) of the animals with brucellosis, and the 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) confirmatory test affirmed 95.7 % (180/188) of the results. The brucellosis prevalence was 4.17 times greater in mainland animals than on Marajó Island, with the highest prevalence in Tailândia (11.30 %) and Paragominas (12.38 %). Brucellosis seroprevalence was significantly influenced (p < 0.05) by reproductive status, with pregnant females being most vulnerable. These results demonstrate that brucellosis infection is active in the Brazilian region containing the largest buffalo population and that this disease poses a threat to public health and buffalo production in Pará.

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Acknowledgments

We are grateful to Pró-Reitoria de Pesquisa e Pós-Graduação da Universidade Federal do Pará (PROPESP/UFPA) for typing the manuscript. This study was supported by Fundação de Amparo e Desenvolvimento da Pesquisa do Estado (FADESP). We also thank the Coordination for the Improvement of Higher Level of Education Personnel (CAPES) and National Counsel of Technological and Scientific Development (CNPq) for financial support.

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  1. Departamento de Patologia Veterinária, Faculdade de Ciências Agrárias e Veterinárias, Universidade Estadual Paulista (FCAV-UNESP), Via de Acesso Prof. Paulo Donato Castellane s/n, CEP 14884-900, Jaboticabal, São Paulo, Brazil

    Jenevaldo Barbosa da Silva

  2. Instituto Mineiro de Agropecuária (IMA), Av. Santa Mônica, 815, Saudade, CEP 39440-000, Janaúba, Minas Gerais, Brazil

    Charles Passos Rangel

  3. Departamento de Epidemiologia e Saúde Pública, Universidade Federal Rural de Rio de Janeiro (UFRRJ), Via de Acesso BR 465, Km 7, CEP 23890-000, Seropédica, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

    Adivaldo Henrique da Fonseca

  4. Instituto de Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal do Pará (UFPA), Via de Acesso BR 316, Km 62, Saudade, CEP 68740-970, Castanhal, Pará, Brazil

    Eziquiel de Morais, Wagner Marcelo Souza Vinhote, Danillo Henrique da Silva Lima, Natália da Silva e Silva & José Diomedes Barbosa

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da Silva, J.B., Rangel, C.P., da Fonseca, A.H. et al. Serological survey and risk factors for brucellosis in water buffaloes in the state of Pará, Brazil. Trop Anim Health Prod 46, 385–389 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11250-013-0501-5

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