Research Article

Serological Evidence of Brucellosis in Goats in Kaduna North Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Nigeria

Table 1

Distribution of brucellosis seroprevalence in goats in four Local Government Areas in Kaduna North Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Nigeria.

LGANumber
of samples
RBPT (%)Positive
SAT-EDTA (%)
LFA (%)

Ikara8322 (26.5)12 (14.5)4 (4.8)
Makarfi19355 (28.5)13 (6.7)3 (1.6)
Sabon Gari5616 (28.6)2 (3.6)0 (0.0)
Soba11021 (19.1)22 (20.0)4 (3.6)

Total442114 (25.8)49 (11.1)11 (2.5)

RBPT: Rose Bengal plate test.
SAT-EDTA: serum agglutination test with ethylene diaminotetra acetic acid.
LFA: lateral flow assay.
LGA: Local Government Area.