Serological Evidence of Brucellosis in Goats in Kaduna North Senatorial District of Kaduna State, Nigeria
Table 3
Prevalence of Brucellosis in goats per different age groups in Northern part of Kaduna State.
LGA
Age range (yrs)
<1
1–3
>3
Tested
Positive (%)
Tested
Positive (%)
Tested
Positive (%)
RBPT
SAT-EDTA
LFA
RBPT
SAT-EDTA
LFA
RBPT
SAT-EDTA
LFA
Ikara
2
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
44
6 (13.6)
5 (11.4)
3 (7.0)
37
14 (37.8)
8 (22.0)
1 (2.7)
Makarfi
0
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
95
22 (21.2)
6 (6.3)
1 (1.1)
98
33 (34.0)
8 (8.2)
2 (2.0)
Sabon Gari
5
3 (60.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
36
8 (22.2)
1 (2.8)
0 (0.0)
15
2 (13.3)
1 (7.0)
0 (0.0)
Soba
13
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
83
14 (17.0)
15 (18.1)
5 (6.0)
14
7 (50.0)
8 (57.1)
0 (0.0)
Total
20
3 (15.0)
0 (0.0)
0 (0.0)
258
50 (19.4)
27 (10.5)
9 (3.5)
164
56 (34.2)
25 (15.2)
3 (1.8)
RBPT: Rose Bengal plate test. SAT-EDTA: serum agglutination test with ethylene diaminotetra acetic acid. LFA: lateral flow assay. LGA: Local Government Area.
