Prevalence and Risk Factors of Cattle Brucellosis inAtbara Locality-River Nile State

Abstract

Across sectional study was conducted to determine prevalence of Brucellosisin cattle and to investigate some associated potential risk factors from may2019 to October 2019 in Atbara locality, Nahr El Neel State. A total of 212 cattle serum samples were collected from farms El amngzaei (113 animals), Elsyala (22 animals), GzeiraNawawi (52animals) ,El fadlab (10 animals) and Um Eltour (15animals). They were examined by using Rose Bengal test for the presence of the anti bodis of bacteria . The results revealed that the prevalence rate of brucellosis in cattle1 was 3.8%.The questionnaire was used to determine the risk factors(sex ,age ,breed, hygiene ,size of hard and purpose of animal). The following risk factors showed association with cattle brucellosis in the univariate analysis under significant level of p-value ≤ 0.05: sex (p-value = 0.823),age(p-value =0.009), breed (p-value= 0.276),hygiene (p-value = 0.000), size of hard (p-value =0.000)and purpose of animal (p-value = 0.823). Using multivariate analysis to determine possible significant association between Brucellainfectionand potential risk factors, the result showed that there was significant association with age , hygiene and size of hard.It can be concluded that this Brucella infection was prevalent in a low percentage in Atbara locality. As a brucellosis is a zoontic disease its essential practices to pastoralizing milk and good cooking of meat before used is required for prevention in human.