Study on small ruminant brucellosis and owners awareness in two selected districts of southern region, Ethiopia.
Ethiopia
Rose Bengal plate test
brucellosis
complement fixation test
seroprevalence
small ruminant
Journal
Veterinary medicine and science
ISSN: 2053-1095
Titre abrégé: Vet Med Sci
Pays: England
ID NLM: 101678837
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
03 2023
03 2023
Historique:
pubmed:
12
11
2022
medline:
24
3
2023
entrez:
11
11
2022
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Brucellosis is one of the infectious diseases that has the greatest impact on the productivity of sheep and goats. A cross-sectional study followed by a simple random sampling technique was used to investigate the seroprevalence of brucellosis (Rose Bengal plate test; RBPT and complement fixation test; CFT) in small ruminants and its related risk variables from November 2019 to June 2020 in Kolme and Abala Abaya districts. A questionnaire was also given to owners to assess their existing knowledge of the disease. Using the RBPT and CFT, 28 (4.1%) and 23 (3.33%) of the 690 animals were found to be seropositive for brucellosis, respectively. In this study, the seroprevalence of brucellosis detected in the Kolme district (5.3%) was greater when compared to Abala Abaya (1.0%). The odds of Brucella infection were greater for goats (odds ratio [OR] 6.0, 95% confidence interval [CI] 16 0.8-44.9) than for sheep. The odds of adult animals (OR 0.05, 95% CI 0.03-0.07) being positive for brucellosis was higher than young animals. A statistically significant difference in the seropositivity of brucellosis was detected in univariate logistic regression among districts, different age groups, herd size, parity number, and reproductive health problems except for species and sex, but in multivariate logistic regression, only reproductive health problems were revealed a statistically significant difference. Out of 138 families, 100% of respondents were unaware of brucellosis, 94.5% drink raw milk, and 74% handle animals with retained fetal membranes with their bare hands. This study showed that brucellosis was a widely spread disease in the study areas and poses a substantial public health danger. To reduce the spread of the disease in small ruminants, public health risks, and economic losses, stringent vaccination application and awareness of personal hygiene are critical.
Identifiants
pubmed: 36367706
doi: 10.1002/vms3.992
pmc: PMC10029884
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
907-916Informations de copyright
© 2022 The Authors. Veterinary Medicine and Science published by John Wiley & Sons Ltd.
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