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ArticleTropical animal health and production2018

Sero-prevalence of chlamydiosis in cattle and selected wildlife species at a wildlife/livestock interface area of Zimbabwe.

Masimba Ndengu, Gift Matope, Musavengana Tivapasi, Massimo Scacchia, Barbara Bonfini, Davis Mubika Pfukenyi, Michel de Garine-Wichatitsky

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2018. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 11 papers.

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11citing papers in PubMed
0.8field-weighted citation impact, top 32% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

11 citing papers in PubMed, 14 citations in OpenAlex.

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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

7 authors at 3 institutions in 3 countries.

Masimba NdenguDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe. masimbandengu@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0001-8943-8188
Gift MatopeResearch Platform Production and Conservation in Partnership, P.O. Box 1378, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Musavengana TivapasiDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Massimo ScacchiaIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Del Molise "G.Caporale", Via Campo Boario, 64100, Teramo, Italy.
Barbara BonfiniIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e Del Molise "G.Caporale", Via Campo Boario, 64100, Teramo, Italy.
Davis Mubika PfukenyiDepartment of Clinical Veterinary Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Zimbabwe, P.O. Box MP 167, Mount Pleasant, Harare, Zimbabwe.
Michel de Garine-WichatitskyResearch Platform Production and Conservation in Partnership, P.O. Box 1378, Harare, Zimbabwe.
University of Zimbabwe · ZWIstituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell'Abruzzo e del Molise G. Caporale · ITCentre de Coopération Internationale en Recherche Agronomique pour le Développement · FR

Funding

Ministère Français des AffairesEtrangères FSP no2011/36
6 · The paper itself

Abstract

A study was conducted to investigate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of Chlamydia abortus infection in cattle and some selected wildlife species at selected interface areas at the periphery of the Great Limpopo Transfrontier Conservation Area in Zimbabwe. Three study sites were selected based on the type of livestock-wildlife interface, porous livestock-wildlife interface (unrestricted), non-porous livestock-wildlife interface (restricted by fencing), and livestock-wildlife non-interface (totally absent or control). Sera were collected from cattle aged ≥ 2 years representing both female and intact male. Sera were also collected from selected wild ungulates from Mabalauta (porous interface) and Chipinda Pools (non-interface) areas of the Gonarezhou National Park. Sera were tested for antibodies to Chlamydia abortus using a CFT. A X

Indexed as

Abortion, VeterinaryAnimalsAnimals, WildAntelopesBuffaloesCattleCattle DiseasesChlamydiaChlamydia InfectionsFemaleLivestockMalePrevalenceSeroepidemiologic StudiesZimbabweAbortionCattleChlamydiosisWildlifeZoonosis

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PMID29464541
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