Estudio de incidencia y prevalencia de brucelosis (Brucella Abortus) en búfalos de agua en el estado Santa Bárbara del Zulia en la hacienda Búfalos del Sur, 2024.

Abstract

Brucellosis is a bacterium that causes great losses at the level of animal production in the case of livestock, as well as serious public health problems since it is a zoonotic disease. The objective of the present work is to detect the seroprevalence of Brucella abortus in water buffaloes (Bubalus bubalis), located in Santa Barbara del Zulia - Venezuela. From the Búfalos Del Sur farm, we worked with the San Andrés population of the Murrah and Mediterráneo breeds. The blood sample was taken from 1,152 adult animals over 3 years of age, 10 males and the rest of the females in production, pregnant and empty. Blood was taken from each animal and then the antigen-buffered plate agglutination test (BPAT) was performed, of which 21.1% (243/1,152) of the animals sampled reacted. The samples of the animals that reacted were sent to the laboratory where the fluorescence polarized technique was performed and 5% (12/243) of the samples sent were positive for Brucella abortus, thus, the incidence of the San Andres farm is 1% (12/1,152), being a low percentage, it is necessary to maintain continuous surveillance of these cases with a measure to control brucellosis in these animals.