Milk ring test from lab to field: A surveillance strategy for states under brucellosis control program

Abstract

The study was conducted to evaluate suitability of milk ring test (MRT) for the bulk sample testing in veterinary hospitals. Out of 1,624 milk samples tested, 109 (6.71%) were detected positive with prevalence ranging from 2.83 to 15.62% in the Bengaluru urban and rural taluks. After successful completion of pilot study, 64,818 bulk milk samples were tested in the 363 veterinary hospitals of 30 districts in Karnataka state and overall positivity of 2.55% (1,657/ 64,818) was recorded.