Soroprevalência de Brucella abortus em bovinos abatidos no Matadouro Público de Paulista, Estado da Paraíba.

Abstract

Brucella abortus seroprevalence in cattle slaughtered at the Public Slaughterhouse in Paulista, State of Paraíba. Bovine brucellosis is an infectious disease caused by bacteria of the genus Brucella. Being a anthropozoonosis worldwide distribution, entails significant health problems and major economic losses. The disease can be spread nationwide, with less or more frequently, depending on the region. The main forms of manifestations in animals is characterized by abortion, sterility and low productivity, which contributes to a sharp drop in yield potential animal. The drastic consequences caused by this infectious agent, justifies the concern in making a study of the prevalence of this disease in Microregion Paulista, state of Paraíba, were collected and analyzed 267 samples of cattle slaughtered in the abattoir public of this city. At the occasion the serum extracted and samples were subjected to the test buffered acidified antigen (AAT) have not found any positive sample during the observation period.