Seroprevalence of Brucella infection in yaks (Bos grunniens) on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau of China

The seroprevalence of Brucella infection in yaks was surveyed on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau of China in 2010. A total of 621 serum samples was collected from six counties and were tested by serum agglutination test. The results showed that 56 (9%) of the samples were positive for Brucella. The result...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Tropical animal health and production 2011-02, Vol.43 (2), p.305-306
Hauptverfasser:	Xulong, Lang, Hailong, Qu, Zhaoyang, Bu, Yanling, Yang, Chunhui, Sun, Xiaoyan, Li, Jinglong, Wang, Jinshan, Cai, Ruilin, Ma, Yijuan, Fu, Xinglong, Wang
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Animals Biomedical and Life Sciences Bos grunniens Brief Communication Brucella Brucellosis - epidemiology Brucellosis - veterinary Cattle Cattle Diseases - epidemiology China - epidemiology Life Sciences Qinghai-Tibet plateau Seroepidemiologic Studies seroprevalence Serum agglutination test Veterinary Medicine/Veterinary Science yaks Zoology
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Zusammenfassung:	The seroprevalence of Brucella infection in yaks was surveyed on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau of China in 2010. A total of 621 serum samples was collected from six counties and were tested by serum agglutination test. The results showed that 56 (9%) of the samples were positive for Brucella. The results of the present investigation indicate that brucellosis is common in yaks on the Qinghai-Tibet plateau of China.
ISSN:	0049-4747 1573-7438
DOI:	10.1007/s11250-010-9726-8