Bovine brucellosis seropositivity in Mpumalanga Province, South Africa, 2021–2024: Temporal, and spatial trends

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Authors

Themba Titus Sigudu · University of the Witwatersrand

James Wabwire Oguttu · Gauteng Department of Agriculture and Rural Development

Abstract

Bovine brucellosis in Mpumalanga exhibits marked temporal variability, seasonal peaks, and spatial clustering. These findings support targeted, risk-based surveillance, strategically timed vaccination, and strengthened biosecurity, prioritising hotspot municipalities and high-risk seasons within a One Health framework.

Topics & Keywords

Brucella: diagnosis, epidemiology, treatment Zoonotic diseases and public health Vector-Borne Animal Diseases

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: PLoS ONE

Volume 21, Issue 3, pp. e0344037-e0344037

DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0344037

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