Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda
| dc.creator | Makita, K. | |
| dc.creator | Fèvre, Eric M. | |
| dc.creator | Waiswa, C. | |
| dc.creator | Eisler, M.C. | |
| dc.creator | Thrusfield, M.V. | |
| dc.creator | Welburn, S.C. | |
| dc.date | 2011 | |
| dc.date | 2011-10-27T10:55:33Z | |
| dc.date | 2011-10-27T10:55:33Z | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2026-06-27T16:58:53Z | |
| dc.description | Background Human brucellosis has been found to be prevalent in the urban areas of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. A cross-sectional study was designed to generate precise information on the prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and risk factors for the disease in its urban and peri-urban dairy farming systems. Results The adjusted herd prevalence of brucellosis was 6.5% (11/177, 95% CI: 3.6%-10.0%) and the adjusted individual animal prevalence was 5.0% (21/423, 95% CI: 2.7% - 9.3%) based on diagnosis using commercial kits of the competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (CELISA) for Brucella abortus antibodies. Mean within-herd prevalence was found to be 25.9% (95% CI: 9.7% - 53.1%) and brucellosis prevalence in an infected herd ranged from 9.1% to 50%. A risk factor could not be identified at the animal level but two risk factors were identified at the herd level: large herd size and history of abortion. The mean number of milking cows in a free-grazing herd (5.0) was significantly larger than a herd with a movement restricted (1.7, p<0.001). Conclusions Vaccination should be targeted at commercial large-scale farms with free-grazing farming to control brucellosis in cattle in and around Kampala city. | |
| dc.identifier | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/10556 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/123456789/138714 | |
| dc.language | en | |
| dc.publisher | Springer | |
| dc.rights | Open Access | |
| dc.source | Makita, K., Fèvre, E.M., Waiswa, C., Eisler, M.C., Thrusfield, M. and Welburn, S.C. 2011. Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda. BMC Veterinary Research 7: 60. | |
| dc.subject | livestock | |
| dc.title | Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda | |
| dc.type | Journal Article |