Prevalence of and factors associated with Brucella sero-positivity in cattle in urban and peri-urban Gulu and Soroti towns of Uganda

Journal of Veterinary Medical Science

Volumn 77, Issue 5, 2015, Pages 557-564

  Mugizi, Denis Rwabiita ^a   Boqvist, Sofia ^b   Nasinyama, George William ^a   Waiswa, Charles ^a   Ikwap, Kokas ^a   Rock, Kim ^b   Lindahl, Elisabeth ^b   Magnusson, Ulf ^b   Erume, Joseph ^a  

^a MAKERERE UNIVERSITY   (Uganda)

^b SWEDISH UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES   (Sweden)

Author keywords

Brucellosis; Risk factor; Sero positivity; Uganda; Urban and peri urban cattle

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; BOS; BRUCELLA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; BOVINE; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CITY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; UGANDA;

ANIMAL HUSBANDRY; ANIMALS; BRUCELLA ABORTUS; BRUCELLOSIS, BOVINE; CATTLE; CITIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; UGANDA;

EID: 84930464132     PISSN: 09167250     EISSN: 13477439     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1292/jvms.14-0452     Document Type: Article

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