Prevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies in equines of a tropical region of Mexico

AudienciaPúblico en generales_ES
CoberturaMéxicoes_ES
Fecha de ingreso2026-10-05T16:32:04Z
Fecha de publicación2006-01-01
ResumenA cross-sectional study was conducted to determinate the seroprevalence rate of equine brucellosis in the state of Tamaulipas, Mexico. Serum samples from 420 equines were analyzed with the Rose Bengal test at cell concentrations of 3\% (RBT-3\%) and 8\% (RBT-8\%), and positive results were confirmed with the Rivanol test (RT). Risk factors were determined with the prevalence ratio (PR) and the use of variables generated from a questionnaire administered to the animals' owners. Serum from 1 stallion had positive results with both the RBT-8\% and the RT, for a seroprevalence rate of 0.238\%. Drinking of water from a pond that was also used by cattle and dogs was the only associated risk factor for this animal (PR = 0.25). However, the results were considered false-positive, because the results for other horses in the same environmental conditions were negative. Although brucellosis is considered endemic in ruminants in the study area, the results obtained suggest that equines are not a reservoir of brucellosis and do not play an important role in the epidemiologic patterns of this disease in northeastern Mexico.es_ES
URIhttps://riuat.uat.edu.mx/handle/123456789/3925
Idiomaenes_ES
EditorialCANADIAN VET MED ASSOCes_ES
RelaciónCanadian Journal of Veterinary Researches_ES
DerechosAcceso restringido / Suscripción (Metadatos de producción científica)es_ES
Licenciahttp://purl.org/coar/access_right/c_16eces_ES
FuenteCanadian Journal of Veterinary Research
TítuloPrevalence of Brucella abortus antibodies in equines of a tropical region of Mexicoes_ES
TipoArtículoes_ES
ArbitradoHa sido Arbitradoes_ES
AutorAcosta-Gonzalez, Rosa I.
AutorGonzalez-Reyes, Ismael
AutorFlores-Gutierrez, Gerardo H.
AutorAcosta-Gonzalez, Rosa I.es_ES
AutorGonzalez-Reyes, Ismaeles_ES
AutorFlores-Gutierrez, Gerardo H.es_ES
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipas
InstituciónUniversidad Autónoma de Tamaulipases_ES
Número4es_ES
Rango de páginas302-304es_ES
Tipo de artículoIndexado
Tipo de artículoIndexadoes_ES
Volumen70es_ES

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