Seroprevalence of Equine Brucellosis in Southeast Turkey

Bu çalışmada, Türkiye’nin güneydoğusundaki tektırnaklı hayvanlarda brusellozis seroprevalansının belirlenmesi amaçlandı. Sanliurfa ve Diyarbakır bölgesinde bulunan eşekler (n=1172) ve atlardan (n=782 at) 1954 serum örneği toplandı. Serumlar, Brucella antikorlarının varlığı yönünden Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) ile incelendi. RBPT ile test edilerek pozitif veya şüpheli bulunan serumlar, serum aglutinasyon testiyle (SAT) ile incelendi.. RBPT ile test edilerek pozitif veya şüpheli bulunan serumlar SAT ile incelendi. Brusellozis seroprevalansı atlarda RBPT ile %13.68, SAT ile %0.51, eşeklerde RBPT ile %6.05 ve SAT ile %0.25 olarak bulundu. Sanliurfa bölgesinde 9 (%5.69), Diyarbakır bölgesinde 62 (%6.11) eşek RBPT ile pozitif olarak bulunurken, Sanliurfa bölgesinde 99 (%18.71), Diyarbakır bölgesinde ise 8 (%3.16) at RBPT ile pozitif olarak saptandı. Ayrıca, Sanliurfa’da 4 (%0.75) at ve Diyarbakır’da 3 (%0.29) eşek SAT ile seropozitif olarak belirlendi. Sonuç olarak, brusellozisin Sanliurfa ve Diyarbakır bölgesinde yaşayan at ve eşekler arasında yaygın bir infeksiyon olmasa da, diğer duyarlı hayvanlar ve insan sağlığı bakımından risk oluşturabileceği düşünüldü. Bu nedenle, kamu sağlığı açısından bruselloz kontrol programına tektırnaklıların da dahil edilmesinin yararlı olabileceği sonucuna varıldı.

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antikor, brusellozis, hastalık tetkiki, epidemiyolojik araştırmalar, rose Bengal, serolojik etüdler, eşek, at, Brucella, aglütinasyon testleri, teşhis, hastalık yaygınlığı, epidemiyoloji, bağışıksal tanı, seroprevalans, Türkiye

Türkiye’nin Güneydoğusundaki tektırnaklı hayvanlarda brusellozisin seroprevalansı

In this study, it was aimed to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis in equine in southeast Turkey. A total of 1954 sera samples were collected from donkeys (n=1172), horses (n=782) raised in Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir provinces. The sera were tested for the presence of anti-Brucella antibodies by using Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT). Positive or doubtful sera by RBPT were further examined by Serum Agglutination test (SAT) for confirmation. The seroprevalence of brucellosis in horses was 13.68% and 0.51% by RBPT and SAT, respectively. The seroprevalence of brucellosis in donkey was 6.05% and 0.25% by RBPT and SAT, respectively. In Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir provinces 99 (18.71%) and 8 (3.16%) of the horses, respectively, were defined as seropositive by RBPT, while 9 (5.69%) and 62 (6.11%) of the donkeys from Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir provinces, respectively were defined as seropositive by RBPT. On the other hand, 4 (0.75%) of the horses in Sanliurfa region and 3 (0.29%) donkeys in Diyarbakir region were defined as seropositive by SAT. Consequently, the results indicated that brucellosis is not widely distributed among horses and donkeys raised in Sanliurfa and Diyarbakir provinces. However it can threat health of other sensitive animals, and humans. Including horses and donkeys in this region into brucellosis control program may be beneficial for public health.

Keywords:

antibodies, brucellosis, disease surveys, epidemiological surveys, rose Bengal, serological surveys, donkeys, horses, Brucella, agglutination tests, diagnosis, disease prevalence, epidemiology, immunodiagnosis, seroprevalence, Turkey,

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