STUDIES ON SEROPREVALENCE OF BRUCELLOSIS AND IBR IN CATTLE IN JALPAIGURI DIS TRICT OF WEST BENGAL
LAKSHMAN CHANDRA MAITI *
ANIMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (MICROBIOLOGY), REGIONAL LABORATORY, JALPAIGURI-735 101, INDIA.
JAYANTA CHOWDHIJRY *
ANIMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (MICROBIOLOGY), REGIONAL LABORATORY, JALPAIGURI-735 101, INDIA.
DEBADIN BOSE *
DEPARTMENT OF BOTANY, ANANDA CHANDRA COLLEGE, JALPAIGURI 735101, INDIA
MALAY BHATTACHARYA *
AMBARI FALAKATA C.M. H.S.SCFIOQL, JALPAIGURI, INDIA
BIDYUT BARAN ROY *
ANIMAL RESOURCES DEVELOPMENT (MICROBIOLOGY), REGIONAL LABORATORY, JALPAIGURI-735 101, INDIA.
*Author to whom correspondence should be addressed.
Abstract
‘Brucellosis’ also known as Bang’s Disease or Contagious Abortion, is an acute or chronic infectious and contagious disease of domestic animals, that causes placentitis and abortion Whereas, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR) which is also known as Infectious Pustular Vulvovaginítis(IPV) or Red Nose, is an acute contagious viral disease (Herpes virus) of cattle characterized by high rise of temperature, rhinitis, dyspnoea, meningoencephalitis, keratoconjunctivitis, pustular vulvovaginitis and abortion. Studies on seroprevalence of Bruce llosis and ¡BR in cattle in Jalpaiguri district (Doors region of West Bengal, India) revealed that ¡BR is more prevalent .(15.4%) than Brucellosis(1.l%).
Keywords: Brucellosis, Infectious Bovine Rhinotracheitis (IBR), abortion, serological tests, prevalence