Detection of antibody anti-Brucella sp. and anti-Leptospira spp. in buffalos (Bubalus bubalis) slaughtered in a slaughterhouse in the city of Belém, Pará

• Autor(a) principal: Rocha, Katarine de Souza
• Data de Publicação: 2019
• Outros Autores: Lima, Michele de Souza, Paz, Giselle Souza da, Langoni, Hélio, Moraes, Carla Cristina Guimarães de
• Tipo de documento: Artigo
• Idioma: por
• Título da fonte: Revista de Ciências Agrárias (Belém. Online)
• Texto Completo: https://ajaes.ufra.edu.br/index.php/ajaes/article/view/3046
• topic: Infections; Bubalina; Slaughter; Cold-storage room; Infecções; Bubalinos; Abate; Frigorífico; Zoonosis

The present study aimed to detect the presence of buffalos serum reagents for Brucella sp. and Leptospira spp. Serum samples from 113 animals from Marajó Island, slaughtered at a slaughterhouse in the city of Belém, Pará, were used, which were submitted to the Rapid Agglutination Test with buffered, acidified plate antigen (BAPA) and 2-Mercaptoethanol ( 2-ME) for the detection of antibodies against Brucella sp. and the Microscopic Agglutination Test (MAT) for the detection of agglutinins against Leptospira spp. From the 113 samples analyzed, 13.3% (15/113) were reagents for Brucella sp. antibodies in AAT and 6.1% (7/113) were confirmed in the 2-ME test. For Leptospira spp., 35.4% (40/113) of the buffalos were reactive with serovar Hardjo C.T.G., present in 75% (30/40) of the reactions. It was concluded that antibodies against the investigated agents were detected, demonstrating the need to make a more efficient sanitary control in the herd.