Risk practices for bovine tuberculosis transmission to cattle and livestock farming communities living at wildlife-livestock-human interface in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa

dc.contributor.authorSichewo, Petronillah Rudo
dc.contributor.authorVander Kelen, Catiane
dc.contributor.authorThys, Severine
dc.contributor.authorMichel, Anita Luise
dc.date.accessioned2021-04-20T02:57:28Z
dc.date.available2021-04-20T02:57:28Z
dc.date.issued2020-03-30
dc.description.abstractBovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a disease of cattle that is transmitted through direct contact with an infected animal or ingestion of contaminated food or water. This study seeks to explore the local knowledge on bTB, obtain information on social and cultural practices regarding risk of bTB transmission to cattle and humans (zoonotic TB) in a traditional livestock farming community with a history of bTB diagnosis in cattle and wildlife. Information was collected using a qualitative approach of Focus Group Discussions (FGDs) targeting household members of livestock farmers that owned bTB tested herds. We conducted fourteen FGDs (150 individuals) across four dip tanks that included the following categories of participants from cattle owning households: head of households, herdsmen, dip tank committee members and women. The qualitative data was managed using NVivo Version 12 Pro software. Social and cultural practices were identified as major risky practices for bTB transmission to people, such as the consumption of undercooked meat, consumption of soured /raw milk and lack of protective measures during slaughtering of cattle. The acceptance of animals into a herd without bTB pre-movement testing following traditional practices (e.g. lobola, ‘bride price’, the temporary introduction of a bull for ‘breeding’), the sharing of grazing and watering points amongst the herds and with wildlife were identified as risky practices for M. bovis infection transmission to cattle. Overall, knowledge of bTB in cattle and modes of transmission to people and livestock was found to be high. However, the community was still involved in risky practices that expose people and cattle to bovine TB. An inter-disciplinary ‘One Health’ approach that engages the community is recommended, to provide locally relevant interventions that allows the community to keep their traditional practices and socio-economic systems whilst avoiding disease transmission to cattle and people.en_ZA
dc.description.departmentVeterinary Tropical Diseasesen_ZA
dc.description.librarianam2021en_ZA
dc.description.sponsorshipThe Belgian Directorate-General for Development Cooperation Framework Agreement between Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria and Institute of Tropical Medicine, Belgium.en_ZA
dc.description.urihttps://journals.plos.org/plosntdsen_ZA
dc.identifier.citationSichewo PR, Vander Kelen C, Thys S, Michel AL (2020) Risk practices for bovine tuberculosis transmission to cattle and livestock farming communities living at wildlife-livestockhuman interface in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africa. Plos Neglected Tropical Diseases 14(3): e0007618. https://DOI.org/10.1371/journal.pntd.0007618.en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn1935-2727 (print)
dc.identifier.issn1935-2735 (online)
dc.identifier.other10.1371/journal.pntd.0007618
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/2263/79496
dc.language.isoenen_ZA
dc.publisherPublic Library of Scienceen_ZA
dc.rights© 2020 Sichewo et al. This is an open access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License.en_ZA
dc.subjectBovine tuberculosis (bTB)en_ZA
dc.subjectCattleen_ZA
dc.subjectWildlifeen_ZA
dc.subjectTransmissionen_ZA
dc.subjectLivestock farmersen_ZA
dc.titleRisk practices for bovine tuberculosis transmission to cattle and livestock farming communities living at wildlife-livestock-human interface in northern KwaZulu Natal, South Africaen_ZA
dc.typeArticleen_ZA

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