Abou Gazia, K., Sherif, H., Elsify, A., Elbaz, H., Elkamshishi, M., Ghallab, R. (2019). Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Egypt. test, 65(1), 18-21. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2019.156588
K Abou Gazia; Hazem Sherif; Ahmed Elsify; Hamed Elbaz; Mohamed Elkamshishi; Rezk Ghallab. "Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Egypt". test, 65, 1, 2019, 18-21. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2019.156588
Abou Gazia, K., Sherif, H., Elsify, A., Elbaz, H., Elkamshishi, M., Ghallab, R. (2019). 'Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Egypt', test, 65(1), pp. 18-21. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2019.156588
Abou Gazia, K., Sherif, H., Elsify, A., Elbaz, H., Elkamshishi, M., Ghallab, R. Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Egypt. test, 2019; 65(1): 18-21. doi: 10.21608/vmjg.2019.156588

Seroprevalence of camel brucellosis in Egypt

Veterinary Medical Journal (Giza)
Article 3, Volume 65, Issue 1, 2019, Pages 18-21    PDF (339.94 K)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/vmjg.2019.156588
Authors
K Abou Gazia1; Hazem Sherif2; Ahmed Elsify3; Hamed Elbaz4; Mohamed Elkamshishi* 5; Rezk Ghallab6
1Brucella Unit, Reproductive diseases research department, Animal Reproduction Research Inst. ARC, Giza, Egypt
2Immunology Unit, Animal Reproduction Research Inst. ARC, Giza, Egypt
3Department of Animal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menoufia, Egypt
4Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Sadat City, Menoufia, Egypt
5Department of animal, poultry hygiene and zoonosis, Faculty of veterinary medicine, Matrouh University, Egypt
6Theriogenology Department, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Matrouh University, Egypt
Abstract
The current study was performed to evaluate the presence of Brucella antibodies in serum obtained from camels in Egypt. Sero- prevalence study was carried out in three governorates of Egypt during the period of October 2016 to December 2017. A total of 312 serum samples were collected from provinces of Matrouh, Aswan, and Giza. Samples of serum were screened using the Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT) then positive samples confirmed by ELISA and CFT.   Results revealed that out of 312 camel sera collected, 89 (28.5%) were positive for Brucella antibodies by Rose Bengal plate test then when confirmed by CFT and ELISA the results revealed 81 (91.01%) were positive by CFT and 87 (97.75%) were positive by ELISA, respectively. The results of this study confirm that RBPT, CFT, and ELISA can be used for diagnosis of camel brucellosis and understanding the epidemiology of camel brucellosis for performing future effective control programs in Egypt.
Keywords
Camel; Brucellosis; serological tests
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