Veterinary Science & Technology

Julius Ntaganda

Publications

• Research Article
  Comparison between Rose Bengal Plat Test and Competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay to Detect Bovine Brucellosis in Kigali City, Rwanda
  Author(s): Rosine Manishimwe, Julius Ntaganda, Richard Habimana, Kizito Nishimwe, Maurice Byukusenge, Fausta Dutuze, Jean de Dieu Ayabagabo, Umurerwa Lydia and Jean Claude RukundoRosine Manishimwe, Julius Ntaganda, Richard Habimana, Kizito Nishimwe, Maurice Byukusenge, Fausta Dutuze, Jean de Dieu Ayabagabo, Umurerwa Lydia and Jean Claude Rukundo
  
  Bovine brucellosis is a zoonosis known to be a major public health hazard of great economic importance worldwide. Its detection in cattle is frequently done using serological tests like Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Competitive- Enzyme Linked Immuno Sorbent Assay (C-ELISA). Few studies have been conducted to compare the serological tests most commonly used to detect bovine brucellosis in Rwanda. The study was conducted in Kigali city, the capital of Rwanda, to compare RBPT and C-ELISA test in detection of bovine brucellosis. Two thousands and seventeen (2017) cattle serum samples were collected, from 157 randomly selected farms, and were tested for bovine brucellosis using RBPT and C-ELISA. The overall prevalence given by RBPT (2.03%) was greater than the prevalence given by C-ELISA (1.7%). The study revealed that even if the observed difference between prevalence .. Read More»
  DOI: 10.4172/2157-7579.1000211

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