Sero‑prevalence and intrinsic factors associated with Brucella infection in food animals slaughtered at abattoirs in Abuja, Nigeria

dc.contributor.authorAworh, Mabel Kamweli
dc.contributor.authorOkolocha, Emmanuel Chukuwdi
dc.contributor.authorAwosanya, Emmanuel Jolaoluwa
dc.contributor.authorFasina, Folorunso Oludayo
dc.date.accessioned2018-01-26T09:41:21Z
dc.date.available2018-01-26T09:41:21Z
dc.date.issued2017-10-10
dc.description.abstractBACKGROUND : Brucellosis, a neglected tropical food-borne zoonotic disease, has a negative impact on both animal and human health as well as tremendous socio-economic impact in developing countries where rural income relies largely on livestock breeding and dairy products. It is endemic in the animal population in Nigeria and is a recognized occupational hazard. This work was done to establish the sero-prevalence and predisposing factors of food animals in Abuja, Nigeria to Brucella infection. RESULTS : Of 376 cattle, 203 sheep and 260 goats screened, 21 (5.6%); 19 (9.4%); 51 (19.6%) were positive, respectively for brucellosis with Rose Bengal Plate Test, and 2 (0.5%); 4 (2.0%); 10 (3.8%), respectively with c-ELISA. The likelihood of acquiring Brucella infection was higher among the Red Sokoto breed of goats compared to other breeds of goats (p = 0.05). CONCLUSION : This study showed that the prevalence of Brucella infection was low in food animals slaughtered at abattoirs in Abuja. However, of all animals screened, seropositivity to Brucella infection was highest in goats with Red Sokoto breed of goats more likely to acquire the disease when compared to other breeds.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentProduction Animal Studiesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2018en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Human Animal Interface Project, African Field Epidemiology network/US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://bmcresnotes.biomedcentral.comen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationAworh, M.K., Okolocha, E.C., Awosanya, E.J. & Fasina, F.O. 2017, 'Sero‑prevalence and intrinsic factors associated with Brucella infection in food animals slaughtered at abattoirs in Abuja, Nigeria', BMC Research Notes, vol. 10, art no. 499, pp. 1-7.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1756-0500 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1186/s13104-017-2827-y
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/63760
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherBioMed Centralen_ZA
dc.rights© The Author(s). 2017. Open Access. This article is distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/).en_ZA
dc.subjectBrucellosisen_ZA
dc.subjectPredisposing factorsen_ZA
dc.subjectAbattoiren_ZA
dc.subjectNigeriaen_ZA
dc.titleSero‑prevalence and intrinsic factors associated with Brucella infection in food animals slaughtered at abattoirs in Abuja, Nigeriaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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