A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON BRUCELLOSIS ON CAMELS AT BEHIRA PROVINCE دراسة مبدئية عن البر وسيلا فى الجمال فى محافظة البحيرة

doi:10.21608/auber.2004.150592

A PRELIMINARY STUDY ON BRUCELLOSIS ON CAMELS AT BEHIRA PROVINCE دراسة مبدئية عن البر وسيلا فى الجمال فى محافظة البحيرة

Document Type : Original Article

10.21608/auber.2004.150592

Abstract

ABSTRACT :

In this study766 blood samples were collected, 679 from camels before slaughtering and 87 samples from contact camels with farm animals.
The different serological tests indicated percentages of seroreactors in Rose Bengal test, Buffered acidified plate test, Tube agglutination test, Mercaptoethanol test, Rivanol test, and Enzyme immunosorbant assay test were, 8.74, 9.53, 9.92, 8.09, 8.87, and 9.26 % respectively.
The high incidence according the number tested may be due to many factors such as:
1-Escaping of some imported positive reactors during quarantine measures,
2-Lacking of a national program for eradication including periodical testing and slaughtering of reactors.
3-Absence of a vaccination program for camels according to Egyptian field strains and which proved with imported camels.
At the same time this study throw a strong light on that camels should be included in the national program for control and eradication of brucellosis in Egypt, especially, this disease could be transmitted from animals or their products to human.
فى هذه التجربة تم تجميع عينات دم من عدد 766 جمل من محافظة البحيرة منها 679 عينة من الجمال قبل ذبحها وعدد 87 من جمال مخالطة لحيوانات المزرعة. وقد أظهرت الاختبارات السيرولوجية المختلفة، وهى : اختبار الروز بنجال، إختبار التلبد التشريحى المحمض، اختبار التلبد الأنبوبى، إختبار الميرکابتوإيثانول، اختبار الريفانول، اختبار الإليزا إيجابية: 8.74%، 9.53%، 9.92%، 8.09%، 8.87%، 9.26% على الترتيب. وقد ارجع الباحث زيادة النسبة إلى عدة عوامل هى :
1- دخول بعض الحالات الإيجابية من المنافذ البرية.
2-الافتقار إلى مشروع قومى للتخلص من البروسيلا فى الجمال.
3- عدم وجود برنامج تحصين للجمال يأخذ فى الاعتبار العترات المعزولة محلياُ بجانب المعزولة من الجمال المستوردة.
سلطت نتائج الاختبارات السيرولوجية الضوء على ضرورة وضع الجمال ضمن برنامج مکافحة البروسيلا فى مصر، خاصة وأن هذا المرض يعد من أهم الأمراض المشترکة التى تنتقل من الحيوان أو منتجاته إلى الإنسان.

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