Detección de anticuerpos contra Brucella spp, en muestras de sangre de los estudiantes de la Escuela de Zootécnica de la Escuela Superior Politécnica de Chimborazo en el periodo de Abril – Junio 2016.

Abstract

In the present research work antibodies against Brucella spp, were determined in samples of blood serum of the students of the Zootechnical Engineering School. The study was carried out in a total of 106 students of all the levels of the school; first an epidemiological survey and an informed consent were applied, then approximately 10 cc of blood was taken by venous puncture to obtain blood serum by means of vacuntainer and were analyzed according to the Rosa de Bengala technique and the samples that presented the risk factors were made the confirmatory test 2 Mercaptoetanol. In the study, the 106 students were negative for the presence of antibodies against Brucella spp, that is 0% of the students present the pathogen; it was concluded that the students of the Zootechnical Engineering School do not show the infection despite consuming unpasteurized dairy products and are in contact with the bovine animals. It is recommended that the study be performed in the same students but with other laboratory tests to confirm the results obtained.