Herd prevalence of bovine brucellosis and analysis of risk factors in cattle in urban and peri-urban areas of the Kampala economic zone, Uganda, Makita et al (2011)
Research Article
Kohei Makita, Eric M Fèvre, Charles Waiswa, Mark C Eisler, Michael Thrusfield and Susan C Welburn
BMC Veterinary Research 2011, 7:60
doi:10.1186/1746-6148-7-60
Human brucellosis has been found to be prevalent in the urban areas of Kampala, the capital city of Uganda. A cross-sectional study was designed to generate precise information on the prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and risk factors for the disease in its urban and peri-urban dairy farming systems.
The main conclusion from this study was that vaccination should be targeted at commercial large-scale farms with free-grazing farming to control brucellosis in cattle in and around Kampala city.
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