Abstract
ABSTRACT
Pasteurella multocida
is an important bacterial respiratory pathogen of buffaloes and may cause major economic losses in the livestock sector. But there is a lack of data on its prevalence, risk factors, and antimicrobial resistance patterns in Bangladesh. The study was cross‐sectional, and a total of 400 buffaloes from seven locations in Bangladesh were included in the nasal swab collection. Isolation was done using culture methods and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction (PCR). Associations between infection and risk factors were explored using logistic regression analysis; antibiotic susceptibility was determined by the disc diffusion method. The co‐resistance patterns were assessed by Pearson's correlation analysis. The culture‐based prevalence of
P. multocida
was 12.25%, compared with a PCR‐confirmed prevalence of 7.25%; all PCR‐positive isolates were capsular type B, with notable regional variation in prevalence. Buffaloes with respiratory symptoms had significantly greater odds of being infected (OR = 8.88,
p
P. multocida
type B is circulating in buffaloes in Bangladesh and highlight the need for increased surveillance, rational use of antimicrobials, and integrated control strategies.