Risk factors that influence the frequency of bovine brucellosis in herds of Azuay, Ecuador

  • Juan Carlos Ramónez Cárdenas Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8081-7533
  • Marco Alberto Ramónez Cárdenas Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca
  • Edison Alfonso Mainato Aguayza Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0001-5623-4744
  • Gabriela Sofía Garay Peña Facultad de Ciencias Agropecuarias, Universidad de Cuenca https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9519-5554
DOI: https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.300607
Keywords: Brucellosis, zoonosis, endemic, prevalence

Abstract

Bovine brucellosis (BB) is a highly transmissible and zoonotic infectious disease (Paucar et al., 2021). In Ecuador, risk factors such as the location of livestock, sanitary, nutritional and reproductive management keep the disease active and endemic with a prevalence of 17% (Carbonero et al., 2017). This disease has a significant economic impact, with annual losses in the country estimated at 5.5 million (Rodríguez et al., 2015). Despite its importance, in Ecuador there is little or no information on the factors that contribute to the presence and spread of BB. Due to the above, the irrigation factors that influence the presentation of the BB, in cattle farms of the province of Azuay, Ecuador, were analyzed.

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Published
2022-10-19
How to Cite
Ramónez Cárdenas, Juan Carlos, Marco Alberto Ramónez Cárdenas, Edison Alfonso Mainato Aguayza, and Gabriela Sofía Garay Peña. 2022. “Risk Factors That Influence the Frequency of Bovine Brucellosis in Herds of Azuay, Ecuador”. Archivos Latinoamericanos De Producción Animal 30 (Supl. 2), 57-58. https://doi.org/10.53588/alpa.300607.
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Vol. 30 No. Supl. 2 (2022): Proceedings IV Congreso Internacional de Producción Animal Especializada en Bovinos, Cuenca, Ecuador
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