{"status":"ok","message-type":"work","message-version":"1.0.0","message":{"indexed":{"date-parts":[[2026,6,6]],"date-time":"2026-06-06T07:19:09Z","timestamp":1780730349314,"version":"3.54.1"},"reference-count":18,"publisher":"Hindawi Limited","license":[{"start":{"date-parts":[[2011,1,1]],"date-time":"2011-01-01T00:00:00Z","timestamp":1293840000000},"content-version":"unspecified","delay-in-days":0,"URL":"http:\/\/creativecommons.org\/licenses\/by\/3.0\/"}],"funder":[{"name":"Regional Bureau of Agriculture and Rural Development"}],"content-domain":{"domain":[],"crossmark-restriction":false},"short-container-title":["Veterinary Medicine International"],"published-print":{"date-parts":[[2011]]},"abstract":"<jats:p>The most common clinical manifestations of brucellosis in livestock are associated with reproduction. This paper reports the result of a cross-sectional study conducted between October, 2007 and April, 2008 in Western Tigray, North Ethiopia, with the objectives of assessing the effect of<jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>infection on reproduction conditions of female breeding bovine and to explore the presence of<jats:italic>Brucella<\/jats:italic>seroreactors in vulnerable humans. A total of 1,354 and 246 sera were collected from female cattle and humans, respectively. The sera were screened using Rose Bengal plate test (RBPT), and positive samples were confirmed by complement fixation test (CFT). Reproductive conditions for female cattle and risk to human brucellosis seropositivity were tested by using logistic regression analysis. The result indicated that the overall prevalence in female cattle was 6.1%. The study showed 1.2% prevalence among human risk groups, all of which were herdsmen. Logistic regression identified parity status, calving interval, abortion history, and abortion period were significantly associated with seropositivity. The association was not significant with reproductive status and parity number. Proper hygienic practices and team work between veterinary and health personnel should improve the efforts to combat disease transmission.<\/jats:p>","DOI":"10.4061\/2011\/354943","type":"journal-article","created":{"date-parts":[[2011,9,20]],"date-time":"2011-09-20T15:02:02Z","timestamp":1316530922000},"page":"1-7","source":"Crossref","is-referenced-by-count":32,"title":["Effect of<i>Brucella<\/i>Infection on Reproduction Conditions of Female Breeding Cattle and Its Public Health Significance in Western Tigray, Northern Ethiopia"],"prefix":"10.4061","volume":"2011","author":[{"given":"Mekonnen","family":"Haileselassie","sequence":"first","affiliation":[{"name":"Tigray National Regional State Science and Technology Agency, P.O. Box 349, Mekelle, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Shewit","family":"Kalayou","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Department of Pathobiology and Infectious Diseases, College of Veterinary Medicine, Mekelle University, P.O. Box 3189 Mekelle, Ethiopia"},{"name":"Department of Production Animal Clinical Sciences, Norwegian School of Veterinary Science, P.O. Box 8146 Dep N-0033, Ullev\u00e5lsveien 72 Oslo, Norway"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Moses","family":"Kyule","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Mekonnen","family":"Asfaha","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Section for Communicable Diseases, Kahsay Abera Hospital, P.O. Box 21 Humera, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]},{"given":"Kelay","family":"Belihu","sequence":"additional","affiliation":[{"name":"Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, P.O. Box 34, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia"}],"role":[{"vocabulary":"crossref","role":"author"}]}],"member":"98","reference":[{"key":"1","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/S0378-1135(02)00249-3"},{"key":"2","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11250-010-9748-2"},{"issue":"2","key":"3","first-page":"65","volume":"5","year":"2007","journal-title":"International Journal of Applied Research in Veterinary Medicine"},{"key":"4","first-page":"217","volume":"46","year":"1998","journal-title":"Tropical Animal Health and Production"},{"key":"5","first-page":"13","volume":"48","year":"2000","journal-title":"Bulletin of Animal Health and Production in Africa"},{"key":"6","first-page":"3","volume":"159","year":"2008","journal-title":"Revue de' Elevage et Medicine Veterinaire des Pays Tropicaux"},{"key":"7","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1007\/s11250-009-9382-z"},{"key":"8","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.prevetmed.2009.12.001"},{"issue":"25","key":"12","first-page":"1","year":"1999","journal-title":"Animal Genetic Resources Information Bulletin"},{"key":"13","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1016\/j.cvfa.2009.10.006"},{"key":"14","year":"2005"},{"key":"15","year":"2000"},{"key":"16","first-page":"467","volume-title":"Ovine epididymitis (B. ovis)","year":"2000"},{"key":"17","first-page":"409","volume-title":"Bovine brucellosis","year":"2004"},{"key":"19","doi-asserted-by":"publisher","DOI":"10.1017\/S0950268802007215"},{"key":"20","volume":"3","year":"2004"},{"key":"21","year":"2007"},{"key":"22","year":"2001"}],"container-title":["Veterinary Medicine International"],"original-title":[],"language":"en","link":[{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/vmi\/2011\/354943.pdf","content-type":"application\/pdf","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/vmi\/2011\/354943.xml","content-type":"application\/xml","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"text-mining"},{"URL":"http:\/\/downloads.hindawi.com\/journals\/vmi\/2011\/354943.pdf","content-type":"unspecified","content-version":"vor","intended-application":"similarity-checking"}],"deposited":{"date-parts":[[2016,8,18]],"date-time":"2016-08-18T16:27:59Z","timestamp":1471537679000},"score":1,"resource":{"primary":{"URL":"http:\/\/www.hindawi.com\/journals\/vmi\/2011\/354943\/"}},"subtitle":[],"short-title":[],"issued":{"date-parts":[[2011]]},"references-count":18,"alternative-id":["354943","354943"],"URL":"https:\/\/doi.org\/10.4061\/2011\/354943","relation":{},"ISSN":["2042-0048"],"issn-type":[{"value":"2042-0048","type":"electronic"}],"subject":[],"published":{"date-parts":[[2011]]}}}