ArticleTropical animal health and production2017
Incidence and knowledge of bovine brucellosis in Kahuro district, Murang'a County, Kenya.
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- Brucellosis awareness and knowledge in communities worldwide: A systematic review and meta-analysis of 79 observational studies.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2019Pooled it
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- Public Knowledge, Attitudes, and Practices Regarding Brucellosis in Taif City, Saudi Arabia.Cureus · 2023Article
- Prevalence of brucellosis in livestock keepers and domestic ruminants in Baringo County, Kenya.PLOS global public health · 2022Article
- Brucellosis: Prevalence with reference to East African community countries - A rapid review.Veterinary medicine and science · 2021Review
- High incidence of human brucellosis in a rural Pastoralist community in Kenya, 2015.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2021Article
- Knowledge and practices of dairy farmers relating to brucellosis in urban, peri-urban and rural areas of Assam and Bihar, India.Infection ecology & epidemiology · 2020Article
- Prevalence and risk factors for brucellosis seropositivity in cattle in Nyagatare District, Eastern Province, Rwanda.Journal of the South African Veterinary Association · 2018Article
- A study to identify the practices of the buffalo keepers which inadvertently lead to the spread of brucellosis in Delhi.BMC veterinary research · 2018Article
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Abstract
Brucellosis in cattle is a zoonosis mainly caused by Brucella abortus. In Kenya, the disease is widespread, but its prevalence is largely unknown. The objective of this study was to investigate incidence rates of brucellosis and farmers' knowledge on the disease in Kahuro district, Murang'a County. In this study, 150 pooled milk samples were collected from 75 milk collection centers and tested. Subsequently, 230 milk samples were collected from farmers in 16 collection centers in Wangu and Mugoiri divisions whose pooled samples gave positive results. Five cow owners in each of the 16 collection centers were interviewed using a questionnaire to assess their knowledge levels. Wangu division had the highest incidence rate 19% with positive samples observed from 14 collection centers. Mugoiri division recorded 3% with two collection centers having positive samples, while Murarandia had none. All respondents with no formal education were unaware of the causative agent of brucellosis. There was a significant difference in incidence between Mugoiri and Wangu divisions (p < 0.05). Knowledge levels were high in the young and educated farmers compared to the old and uneducated. Frequent screening for brucellosis to identify infected animals should be initiated thus prevent transmission to other animals and humans.
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