Olaolu T Olufemi, Danjuma B Dantala, Paul A Shinggu, Umesi A Dike, Gbeminiyi R Otolorin, Jivini A Nwuku, Eyiojo B T Baba-Onoja, Tenmuso D Jatau, Francis I Amama
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wukari, Taraba state, Nigeria, to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies and the risk factors associated with brucellosis in indigenous breeds of goats. A total of 386 goats were sampled from three political wards: Puje, Avyi, and Hospital: harvested sera samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT). GraphPad Prism version 7.03 for Windows (GraphPad Software, La Jolla California, USA) was used to analyse the association between seroprevalence of brucellosis and age, sex, breed, location, and management system by using Chi square and Fisher's exact test as appropriate...
2018: Journal of Pathogens