Occurrence of anti-Brucella abortus and anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in buffaloes from Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil

Occurrence of anti-Brucella abortus and anti-Leptospira spp. antibodies in buffaloes from Paraíba state, Northeastern Brazil

The objective of this study was to determine the frequency of animals that tested positive for brucellosis and leptospirosis and the risk factors for these diseases in the State of Paraíba. A total of 136 buffaloes from 14 herds were examined. For brucellosis, we used the buffered acidified plate an...

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Main Authors: Arthur Willian de Lima Brasil, Roberta Nunes Parentoni, Diego Figueiredo Costa, Carla Lauise Rodrigues Menezes Pimenta, Rafael Pádua Araújo, Antônio Bruno Guimarães Leal, Clebert José Alves, Sérgio Santos de Azevedo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Universidade Estadual de Londrina 2015-07-01
Series:Semina: Ciências Agrárias
Subjects:
Brucella abortus; Buffalo; Leptospira spp; Northeast Brazil; Seroepidemiology
Online Access:http://www.uel.br/revistas/uel/index.php/semagrarias/editor/submission/18575

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