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000127342 040__ $$aAristotle University of Thessaloniki
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000127342 100__ $$aOkuni, Julius Boniface
000127342 245__ $$aSeroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subspecies paratuberculosis antibodies in cattle from Wakiso, Mpigi and Luwero districts in Uganda
000127342 520__ $$aThis study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection of cattle in selected districts in the central region of Uganda. Until recently MAP infection was unknown in any domestic or wild life species in Uganda and the neighbouring regions. To determine the extent of the challenge posed by this new threat, 943 heads of cattle from 62 herds were tested using a commercial absorbed ELISA. Of these, 3.7% were serologically positive. The estimated true prevalence was 8.8% and the proportion of herds with at least one positive reactor was 33.8%, while 11.3% of the herds had at least two positive reactors. The mean within-herd prevalence was 13% with a range of 2 to 37.5%. The prevalence of MAP antibodies among cattle of different breeds was 8.9% in Holstein Friesian, 3.7% in Zebu, 1.4% in Ankole longhorn, 9% in Guernsey and 0% in Ayrshire cattle. Cattle of three and a half years of age and above had significantly higher prevalence than younger cattle. This study has provided the first seroprevalence information on paratuberculosis in the country and to our knowledge in Africa. From this study it can be concluded that paratuberculosis is one of the important threats facing the livestock industry in Uganda and immediate action should be taken for its control. Further studies will be required in order to institute appropriate control measures.
000127342 653__ $$aCattle 
000127342 653__ $$aJohne’s disease, Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis
000127342 653__ $$aSeroprevalence
000127342 653__ $$aUganda
000127342 653__ $$aPathology
000127342 653__ $$aRuminant pathology
000127342 653__ $$aΠαραφυματίωση
000127342 653__ $$aΜηρυκαστικά
000127342 653__ $$aΟυγκάντα
000127342 653__ $$aΑφρική
000127342 700__ $$aLoukopoulos, Panayiotis
000127342 700__ $$aReinacher, Manfred
000127342 700__ $$aOjok, Lonzy 
000127342 700__ $$aΛουκόπουλος, Παναγιώτης
000127342 710__ $$aΑριστοτέλειο Πανεπιστήμιο Θεσσαλονίκης$$bΚτηνιατρική Σχολή
000127342 773__ $$dMaxwell Scientific Organization.$$gvol.3 no.3 [2011] p.156160$$nPublished Version$$o$$tInternational Journal of Animal and Veterinary Advances$$vPublished$$x20412908
000127342 8564_ $$uhttp://www.maxwellsci.com/jp/abstract.php?jid=IJAVA&no=119&abs=07
000127342 909CO $$ooai:invenio.lib.auth.gr:127342$$pIKEEART
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000127342 990__ $$aOriginally submitted by plouk on Thu, 11 Aug 2011$$d201108112101$$m08$$t1313085695$$y2011
000127342 991__ $$aApproved and Edited by ekarkani on Sun, 21 Aug 2011$$d201108211852$$m08$$t1313941953$$y2011