Brucelose bovina no Semi-Árido paraibano: estudo retrospectivo.

Abstract

Bovine's brucellosis is a zoonosis disease caused by Brucellas Abortus' bacterium providing abortion in the third end of pregnancy causing economic and health injuries in cattle herds. The disease might be spread throughout in the national territory, with less or major prevalence, according to the region. This work analysed data referring to accomplished tests in Transmissible Disease Lab, from Patos, PB Campus, belonging to Universidade Federal from Campina Grande, during the period of February 2004 through November 2007. It was analysed 980 of bovine's blood samples from both genders, during the study and submitted to diagnosis of buffered acidified antigen test (A.A.T) as prove of selecting and 2-mercaptoethanol (2-ME) as prove verifying, among this ones, 380 samples presenting resulted at A.A.T, and 296 at 2-ME. The year's 2005, was presented th major percentage of. positive cases, as much as A.A.T, 2-ME as well. The found out results showing that Brucellosis is presenting in Paraiba State.