Water is essential for human life, but it is also a limited and vulnerable resource. Therefore, safeguarding the availability of a sufficient amount of water with acceptable quality is essential. To assess the water quality in Jammu, the present study was conducted to carry out a detailed physical and chemical analysis of the water samples of different areas of Jam...

A total of one hundred and sixty five samples comprising of Sheep faeces (n=33), Sheep rectal swabs (n=30), Goat faeces (n=32), Goat rectal swabs (n=30), Nomadic handlers hand swabs (n=20) and Nomadic handlers stool samples (n=20) were processed that revealed 32 (19.39%) isolates of Listeria species. Out of these 13 (7.87%) were identified as L. monocytogenes and ...

Prevalence of motile aeromonads in foods of animal origin, water and human and canine clinical cases was studied. Out of 244 samples from foods of animal origin; piped municipal and hand pump water; diarrhoeic human and canine stools aeromonads were prevalent in 12.70 per cent of samples. Isolates comprised 74, 23 and 3 per cent A. hydrophila, A. caviae and A. vero...

The present study assessed the water sources for Escherichia coli and pathogenic strains of E. coli viz., ETEC, EHEC and EPEC. A total of 141 water samples (43 river, 28 pond, 10 lake, 40 municipal supply and 20 wells) were analyzed. The isolation strategy involved MacConkey agar supplemented with MUG to identify colonies having β-glucuronidase and lactose fermenta...

A comprehensive study was conducted to estimate the sero-prevalence of brucellosis in sheep, goats and human beings in and around Jammu, J&K, India. A total of 1930 serum samples, comprising 1085 from sheep, 724 from goats and 121 from humans were collected from different locations of Jammu region and were tested by RBPT, mRBPT, STAT and I-ELISA. The overall sero-p...

A study was conducted to determine the prevalence of Brucellosis in goats and humans in and around border areas of Jammu, J&K, India using different serological tests viz. RBPT, STAT and I-ELISA. A total of 425 serum samples, 350 from goats and 75 from humans were tested by RBPT, STAT and I-ELISA. Overall sero-prevalence of 1.14% was recorded in goats. Higher preva...

Neosporosis caused by protozoa Neospora caninum, is a leading cause of abortion in cattleworldwide.The aim of the present study was to analyze the seroprevalence of N. caninum and associatedrisk factors in cattle of Jammu.A total of 180cattle serum samples were collected from four areas of Jammu, namely, Jammu, Akhnoor, R.S. Pura and Bishnah.The serum samples were ...

Study was carried out to determine the prevalence of Q fever and Brucellosis in organized sheep farms of Jammu, India using different serological tests viz., I-ELISA for Q fever and RBPT and STAT for brucellosis respectively. Total of 186 serum samples from sheep were tested for Q fever by I-ELISA and for Brucellosis by RBPT and STAT. In Q fever, seroprevalence of ...

The current investigation analysed diverse sources of samples for Escherichia coli and Enterotoxigenic Escherichia coli (ETEC). A total of 120 samples were analysed (75 drinking water, 25 waste water, and 20 dog faeces). A total of 71 samples (26 drinking water, 25 waste water, and 20 dog faeces samples) tested positive for E. coli, yielding 142 E. coli isolates. O...

A total of 170 samples comprising of 30 faecal samples and 30 rectal swabs of each sheep and goats, 25 stool samples and 25 hand swabs of their handlers were collected from in and around Jammu district and processed for the isolation of E. coli. Sixty five biochemically confirmed isolates including 27 of sheep, 26 of goats and 12 of their handlers were obtained. In...

A total of 400 samples, 50 each from mutton, chicken meat, milk, milk products, diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic cattle stool samples and diarrhoeic and non-diarrhoeic animal handlers stools were processed and 34.25% of samples revealed E. coli. The prevalence of E. coli in different samples was 30%, 40%, 40%, 10%, 64%, 50%, 30% and 10% in mutton, chicken meat, milk, ...

Salmonellosis is a major public health concern worldwide and poultry is one of the largest reservoirs of Salmonella. In this regard, the present study identified the serotypes of Salmonella circulating in the poultry farms of Jammu region, Jammu and Kashmir. A total of 101 samples of poultry droppings from 30 poultry farms were processed for Salmonella isolation. O...