Presence of <em>Brucella</em> sp. in goats from Quito, Pichincha, Ecuador
oleh: Carmen Zabala, Verónica Barragán, Gabriel A. Trueba P.
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| Diterbitkan: | Universidad San Francisco de Quito USFQ 2012-12-01 |
Deskripsi
<p>The objective of this research was to investigate the presence of <em>Brucella</em> sp. in goats from Quito. Lymph nodes and blood were collected from goats slaughtered at the local abattoir and in raw goat milk sold in the streets of Quito. Samples were collected from a total of 300 goats which were analyzed by PCR (lymph nodes and milk) and agglutination test (sera). Our results confirmed the presence of <em>Brucella</em> sp. in the goats sampled during this research: 9.0% in milk (PCR), 8.0% in lymph nodes (PCR) and 17.8% in serum samples (agglutination test).</p>