Prevalence and geographical distribution of bovine sexually transmitted diseases in the province of Formosa, Argentina Prevalencia y distribución geográfica de las enfermedades de transmisión sexual de los bovinos en la provincia de Formosa, Argentina

VIOLA, MARÍA NAIR; ELÍAS, IRIS CAROLINA; SIGNORINI, MARCELO; MOLINERI, ANA INES; RUSSO, ANA MARÍA; ZIMMER, PATRICIA ANDREA; LOZINA, LAURA ANALÍA; GIMENEZ, JUANA NOEMÍ

REVISTA ARGENTINA DE MICROBIOLOGíA

ASOCIACION ARGENTINA MICROBIOLOGIA

Año: 2023

0325-7541

Bovine genital campylobacteriosis (BGC) and bovine trichomonosis (BT) are sexually transmitted diseases (STDs) that affect bovine breeding herds, decreasing their reproductive efficiency. The objective of this work was to estimate the prevalence of these diseases and their temporal-spatial distribution in the province of Formosa, Argentina. The cross-sectional study conducted between 2018 and 2021 included a total of 15,571 bulls, inter-herd prevalence being 29.62% and 17.23% for BGC and BT, respectively. The prevalence of positive animals was 2.05% for BGC and 0.43% for BT. The temporal-spatial analysis of BGC showed two distinct spatial groupings, one group had a low risk of contracting the disease (RR = 0.13; p < 0.001; 2018–2021) while the other group had a high risk (RR = 2.84; p < 0.001; 2020–2021). BT had a high-risk group for the disease (RR = 35.24; p < 0.001; 2019). This study shows that STDs are endemic in the region, providing updated and valuable information as a tool for the health management of these diseases.