WORLD JOURNAL OF ADVANCE
HEALTHCARE RESEARCH

Guillaume B. Gragnon, Benjamin K. M’Bari*, Anzouman Timitey and Emmanuel Couacy-Hymann

ABSTRACT

A serosurvey was conducted in northern Côte d’Ivoire to determine the prevalence of pig brucellosis in 2018. For this purpose, blood was taken from peripheral veins on the ear the ear basis of 600 pigs from 6 months of age and regardless of sex. Pigs were randomly selected from 60 herds herds in four districts. The serological analysis performed was Rose Bengal Test. Brucellosis appeared to be a major problem in the study area, with an overall seroprevalence of 10.2% (61/600). Moreover brucellosis was diagnosed in all the selected localities; and only one from the 60 selected herds did not give positive results in the District of Korhogo, pigs appeared to be most exposed to brucellosis (18.2%). Sex and age did not affect the prevalence of this disease. The high seroprevalence observed shows the urgent need to sensitize pig breeders to improve the biosecurity and pig farms management techniques. In-depth studies are needed to better understand the epidemiology of porcine brucellosis in northern Côte d'Ivoire.