Determinación de la prevalencia y factores de riesgo en tuberculosis bovina en la parroquia La Belleza.

Abstract

The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence and risk factors of bovine tuberculosis (BTB) in the parish La Belleza of Francisco de Orellana. The research was conducted at the field level, in the cattle herds of the members of the "Asociación de Ganaderos 11 de Abril" in La Belleza parish, in which the observation technique was used, and the study area was not modified. In the development of the research work, we worked with epidemiological, descriptive, and analytical types of studies. A total of 356 animals older than 6 months of age, females, and males without exception of breed and type of production were sampled using the simple ano-caudal tuberculin test (PPP-bovis CEPA "AN5"); which consisted of the application of the tuberculin, 72 hours later the reading and interpretation. Of the total number of animals sampled, 100% of the population obtained negative results to the tuberculin test, so the prevalence rate of bovine tuberculosis is 0%, showing that 100% of the total population did not react to the intradermal tuberculin test in the ano-caudal fold. Since this is the first research of this type carried out in the above-mentioned parish, even at the cantonal and provincial level, there was no comparative incidence of BTB. Due to the results where a prevalence of 0% was obtained, it is not possible to determine the risk factors. It is recommended to carry out epidemiological studies on this disease in different sectors of Francisco de Orellana and in the different provinces of Ecuador to obtain an updated and more extensive database.