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SynthesisPLoS neglected tropical diseases2016

Brucellosis Seropositivity in Animals and Humans in Ethiopia: A Meta-analysis.

Getachew Tadesse

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Synthesis in PLoS neglected tropical diseases, 2016. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. An erratum has been issued. Cited by 39 papers, 8 of them syntheses that pooled it.

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1 author at 1 institution in 1 country.

Getachew TadesseDepartment of Biomedical Sciences, College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Debrezeit, Ethiopia.
Addis Ababa University · ET

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

backgroundThe objectives of this study were to assess the heterogeneities of estimates and to estimate the seroprevalence of brucellosis in animals and humans in Ethiopia. METHODS/PRINCIPAL

findingsData from 70 studies covering 75879 animals and 2223 humans were extracted. Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) and Complement Fixation Test (CFT) in series were the most frequently used serological tests. A random effects model was used to calculate pooled prevalence estimates. The overall True Prevalence of brucellosis seropositivity in goats and sheep were estimated at 5.3% (95%CI = 3.5, 7.5) and 2.7% (95%CI = 1.8, 3.4), respectively, and 2.9% for each of camels and cattle. The prevalence was higher in post-pubertal than in pre-pubertal animals (OR = 3.1, 95% CI = 2.6, 3.7) and in the pastoral than in the mixed crop-livestock production system (OR = 2.8, 95%CI = 2.5, 3.2). The incidence rates of brucellosis in humans of pastoral and sedentary system origins were estimated at 160 and 28 per 100 000 person years, respectively.

conclusionsThe seroprevalence of brucellosis is higher in goats than in other species. Its occurrence is evocative of its importance in the country in general and in the pastoral system in particular. Public awareness creation could reduce the transmission of Brucella spp. from animals to humans and the potential of livestock vaccination as a means of control of brucellosis needs to be assessed.

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AnimalsAntibodies, BacterialBrucellaBrucellosisCamelusCattleCattle DiseasesEthiopiaGoat DiseasesGoatsHumansSeroepidemiologic StudiesSheepSheep DiseasesAntibodies, Bacterial

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