Survey of ruminant population of Northern India for the incidence of Mycobacterium avium subsp. paratuberculosis infection

摘要

Prevalence of Mycobactehum avium subsp. paratuberculosis (MAP) infection was estimated in the ruminant populating of Uttar Pradesh (33 villages) and organized herds of Punjab (bovines) in India. In UP villages were selected randomly from the total number of villages in the country. Of the total 33 villages surveyed, 21 were in South UP and 12 in Western UP. In all 879 animals (buffaloes, cattle and goats) belonging to 700 farmers in these 33 villages were screened for paratuberculosis infection using serum samples. Prevalence of MAP infection in UP using plate ELISA (MAP Bison type antigen) was 31.9%, 37.6% and 33.3% in buffaloes (601), cattle (125) and goats (153), respectively. Prevalence in South UP was 40.3%, 42.6% and 15.0% in buffaloes (260), cattle (75) and goats (93), whereas in Western UP, it was 25.5%, 30.0% and 50.0%, in buffaloes (341), cattle (50) and goats (14), respectively.