Serological detection of the latent infection of Brucellosis in calves in Mosul city, Iraq

Brucellosis is a widespread and endemic disease in the Middle East Mediterranean regions, it has significant public health livestock industry concerns. It can affect wide range of mammalian hosts, including humans. This study aimed to determine seroprevalence thelatent infection brucellosisin calves; Rose Bengal indirect ELISA tests were conducted for this purpose. The serum samples collected from 184 local calves both sexes aged between 1 8 months (92 males 92 females) different regions Mosul city. current revealed that all tested negative with test, whereas, 5.9%, against Brucella species. antibodies showed no statistical differences females, which was 5.4 6.5%, respectively. concluded test high diagnostic efficacy detecting anti-Brucella young calves.