ESTUDO DA COBERTURA VACINAL DE BRUCELOSE BOVINA EM BEZERRAS NO ESTADO DA PARAÍBA

Abstract

Brucellosis is an infectious disease, which affects most domestic mammals and has zoonotic potential. It is present in the national territory, being a disease of economic importance in the production of milk and beef cattle and a disease of concern for collective health. The main form of disease control is the vaccination of bovine females between three and eight months, with vaccine B19, established by the National Program for the Control and Eradication of Brucellosis and Animal Tuberculosis (PNCEBT). The aim of this study was to verify, to point out and to discuss the vaccination coverage data in the state of Paraiba in the years 2008 to 2013, evaluating vaccination rates of heifers at the age of vaccination and in the properties of the macro regions of Paraiba state. It was observed that 19.92% of the calves of vaccine age created in the state of Paraiba were vaccinated against bovine brucellosis using the vaccine produced with the B. abortus strain B19, as well as the properties with vaccination record for brucellosis, 18.76% of the producers verified the vaccination with the Agricultural Defense in the same period. These data confirm the need for policies that increase the vaccination coverage of cattle in the State of Paraiba, especially in sanitary education for cattle ranchers and guarantee access to veterinary services.