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ArticleVeterinary medicine international2015

Serological Survey of Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus in Buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) in Zambia.

T K W Sikombe, A S Mweene, John Muma, C Kasanga, Y Sinkala, F Banda, M Mulumba, E M Fana, C Mundia, M Simuunza

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Article in Veterinary medicine international, 2015. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 4 papers.

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4 citing papers in PubMed, 10 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

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10 authors at 6 institutions in 3 countries.

T K W SikombeDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia ; Central Veterinary Research Institute, P.O. Box 33980, Lusaka, Zambia.
A S MweeneDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
John MumaDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
C KasangaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Sokoine University of Agriculture, P.O. Box 3021, Morogoro, Tanzania.
Y SinkalaDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia ; National Livestock Epidemiology and Information Centre, P.O. Box 30041, Lusaka, Zambia.
F BandaCentral Veterinary Research Institute, P.O. Box 33980, Lusaka, Zambia.
M MulumbaSouthern African Development Community Secretariat, SADC House, Plot No. 54385, Central Business District, Private Bag 0095, Gaborone, Botswana.
E M FanaBotswana Vaccine Institute, Private Bag 0031, Gaborone, Botswana.
C MundiaDepartment of Veterinary Services, Southern African Development Community, Trans-Boundary Animal Disease Section, Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, P.O. Box 50060, Lusaka, Zambia.
M SimuunzaDepartment of Disease Control, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Zambia, P.O. Box 32379, Lusaka, Zambia.
University of Zambia · ZMGolden Valley Agricultural Research Trust · ZMBotswana Vaccine Institute (Botswana) · BWMinistry of Agriculture and Livestock · ZMSokoine University of Agriculture · TZSouthern African Development Community · BW

Funding

Wellcome Trust
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A study was conducted to determine the serotypes of foot-and-mouth disease viruses (FMDV) circulating in African buffaloes (Syncerus caffer) from selected areas in Zambia. Sera and probang samples were collected between 2011 and 2012 and analysed for presence of antibodies against FMDV while probang samples were used to isolate the FMDV by observing cytopathic effect (CPE). Samples with CPE were further analysed using antigen ELISA. High FMD seroprevalence was observed and antibodies to all the three Southern African Territories (SAT) serotypes were detected in four study areas represented as follows: SAT2 was 72.7 percent; SAT1 was 62.6 percent; and SAT3 was 26.2 percent. Mixed infections accounted for 68.6 percent of those that were tested positive. For probang samples, CPE were observed in three of the samples, while the antigen ELISA results showed positivity and for SAT1 (n = 1) and SAT2 (n = 2). It is concluded that FMDV is highly prevalent in Zambian buffaloes which could play an important role in the epidemiology of the disease. Therefore livestock reared at interface with the game parks should be included in all routine FMDV vaccination programmes.

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PMID26347208
PMCPMC4541020
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