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The aim of this study was to assess the sero-prevalence and factors associated with anti-<jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> antibodies in slaughtered livestock.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Materials and methods<\/jats:title><jats:p>Sera from 886 cattle, 925 small ruminants, and 900 pigs were collected from regional abattoirs in Northern, Eastern and Central Uganda. To estimate sero-prevalence, sera were serially tested using a combination of the Rose Bengal Test (RBT) and Native Hapten (NH) immunoprecipitation test. True sero-prevalence was estimated using the Rogan-Gladden estimator considering the sensitivity and specificity of the NH immunoprecipitation test. Multivariable logistic regression was used to assess factors associated with seropositivity for anti-<jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> antibodies.<\/jats:p><\/jats:sec><jats:sec><jats:title>Results and discussion<\/jats:title><jats:p>Small ruminants showed the highest seroprevalence (6.7%, 95% CI\u2009=\u20094.2-7.1) followed by cattle (3.8%, 95% CI\u2009=\u20092.4-4.9) and pigs (2.8%, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.1-2.9). Seropositivity for anti-<jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic> antibodies was associated with region of origin (OR\u2009=\u20094.6,95%CI=1.49-17.75, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.013) for cattle; sex (OR\u2009=\u20092.90, 95% C\u2009=\u20091.5-6.34, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.004), age (OR=4.04, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.07-8.52, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.006) and species (OR\u2009=\u20092.53, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.08-6.98, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.048) for small ruminants; and finally sex for pigs (OR\u2009=\u20092.88, 95% CI\u2009=\u20091.07-8.52, <jats:italic>p<\/jats:italic>\u2009=\u20090.041). Progressive control interventions must include both cattle and small ruminants since they play a bigger role in the maintenance and dissemination of <jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>. The interventions should adopt a risk-based approach with regions at higher risk being given top priority. 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