Determinación de Brucella spp. en leche en hatos ganaderos en zona sur de la Provincia de Los Ríos

Brucellosis worldwide is an infectious, acute, or chronic disease. Although various programs have been implemented for many years to control and eradicate bovine brucellosis, bovine brucellosis is present in almost all South American countries. It is a zoonotic disease with enormous economic consequences and a delicate public health problem. In Ecuador there is a high rate of the disease; In humans it is transmitted through infected animals, for this the study will be carried out in the province of Los Ríos. The objective of this research work was determination of brucella spp in milk in livestock herds in the southern zone, where 66 milk samples were taken corresponding to 66 farms which were found distributed in 4 cantons belonging to the southern zone of the province. of the rivers (Babahoyo, Vinces, Palenque, Baba). Positive cases of Brucella spp were evaluated using the non-parametric square chip test. The cases were 4 positives, which represents 6.06%. It should be noted that the majority of positive cases were Vinces with 3%, while Baba had 1 positive case, which is 1.5%, followed by Babahoyo with 1.5% brucellosis and obtaining zero positive cases in the Palenque area.

Brucellosis worldwide is an infectious, acute, or chronic disease. Although various programs have been implemented for many years to control and eradicate bovine brucellosis, bovine brucellosis is present in almost all South American countries. It is a zoonotic disease with enormous economic consequences and a delicate public health problem. In Ecuador there is a high rate of the disease; In humans it is transmitted through infected animals, for this the study will be carried out in the province of Los Ríos. The objective of this research work was determination of brucella spp in milk in livestock herds in the southern zone, where 66 milk samples were taken corresponding to 66 farms which were found distributed in 4 cantons belonging to the southern zone of the province. of the rivers (Babahoyo, Vinces, Palenque, Baba). Positive cases of Brucella spp were evaluated using the non-parametric square chip test. The cases were 4 positives, which represents 6.06%. It should be noted that the majority of positive cases were Vinces with 3%, while Baba had 1 positive case, which is 1.5%, followed by Babahoyo with 1.5% brucellosis and obtaining zero positive cases in the Palenque area.

La brucelosis a nivel mundial es una enfermedad infectocontagiosa, aguda o crónica, Aunque desde hace muchos años se implementan diversos programas para controlar y erradicar la brucelosis bovina, la brucelosis bovina está presente en casi todos los países de América del Sur. Es una enfermedad zoonótica con enormes consecuencias económicas y un delicado problema de salud pública. En Ecuador se registra un alto índice de la enfermedad; en humanos se transmite mediante los animales infectados, para ello se realizará el estudio en la provincia de Los Ríos. El objetivo del presente trabajo de investigación fue determinación de brucella spp en leche en los hatos ganaderos de la zona sur misma que se tomaron 66 muestras de leche correspondiente a 66 fincas las cuales se encontraron distribuidas en 4 cantones perteneciente en la zona sur de la provincia de los Ríos (Babahoyo, Vinces, Palenque, Baba). Los casos positivos de Brucella spp fueron evaluados mediante la prueba no paramétrica del chip cuadrado. Los casos fueron 4 positivos que representa el 6,06%. Cabe recalcar que los casos positivos en su mayoría fue Vinces con el 3 %, mientras que Baba se dio 1 positivo que es 1,5% seguido de Babahoyo con el 1,5% de brucelosis y obteniendo cero casos positivos en la zona de palenque.