TY  - JOUR
T1  - Prevalence of <I>Mycobacterium bovis</I> Infection in Fulani Nomadic Cattle Herds Based on Intradermal Tuberculin Test at Rano, Kano State, Nigeria
AU - Bello, Abubakar U. AU - Hamza, Muhammad AU - Dalhat, Mahmood M. AU - Habib, Zaiyad G. AU - Bello, Musa M. AU - Yakasai, Ahmad M. AU - Sadauki, Aisha H. AU - Hussaini, Bashir AU - Gwaram, Baffa A. AU - Sarkin-Fada, Faruk AU - Karaye, Kamilu M. AU - Habib, Abdulrazaq G. AU - Abdulkadir, Idris A. 
JO  - International Journal of Tropical Medicine
VL  - 10
IS  - 4
SP  - 17
EP  - 20
PY  - 2015
DA  - 2001/08/19
SN  - 1816-3319
DO  - ijtmed.2015.17.20
UR  - https://makhillpublications.co/view-article.php?doi=ijtmed.2015.17.20
KW  - Mycobacterium bovis
KW  -prevalaence
KW  -Intradermal Tuberculin test
KW  -cattle
KW  -Nigeria
AB  - A cross-sectional study was conducted in Rano, Kano State to estimate the prevalence of <I>Mycobacterium bovis</I> infection in <I>Fulani nomadic</I> cattle herds based on Intradermal Tuberculin test. A total of two hundred and four cattle, consisting 82 males and 122 females were tested. Overall, 26 out of 204 cattle tested positive giving a prevalence rate of 12.7% out of which 10 were males (10/204; 4.9%) while 16 were females (16/204; 7.8%). The &#967;<SUP>2</SUP>-test of significance based on sex shows the difference was not statistically significant (p&lt;0.05). This study has shown that the effect of age and body condition score of cattle tested on the prevalence of <I>M. bovis</I> infection as reflected by Intradermal Tuberculin test is statistically significant at (p&lt;0.05). In conclusion, this study highlight the importance of <I>M. bovis</I> infection and it public health implications in the <I>Fulani nomadic</I> cattle herds in particular. Measures for control are also been suggested.
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