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ArticleTropical animal health and production2019

Tuberculosis in dromedary camels slaughtered in Nigeria: a documentation of lesions at postmortem.

Ibrahim Ahmad, Caleb Ayuba Kudi, Mohammed Babashani, Umar Mohammed Chafe, Yusuf Yakubu, Aminu Shittu

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Article in Tropical animal health and production, 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 6 papers.

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Ibrahim AhmadDirectorate of Animal Health and Livestock Development, Gusau, Zamfara, Nigeria. ibrahimahmaad22@gmail.com.ORCID http://orcid.org/0000-0003-0197-3544
Caleb Ayuba KudiFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Mohammed BabashaniFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Nigeria.
Umar Mohammed ChafeFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Yusuf YakubuFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Aminu ShittuFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Usmanu Danfodiyo University, Sokoto, Nigeria.
Usmanu Danfodiyo University · NGAhmadu Bello University · NGFederal Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development · NG

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Abstract

In comparison with other livestock, tuberculosis (TB) in camels has not been extensively studied in Nigeria. Camels in the hands of Nigerian pastoralists share the livestock ecosystem and are increasingly becoming an important component of the sector. This study was designed to investigate the occurrence of TB lesions and animal-level risk of infection in slaughtered camel carcasses in one of the public abattoirs in Nigeria, from June to August 2016. A total of 212 camel carcasses comprising 82.5% (175/212) males and 17.5% (37/212) females were examined for tuberculous lesions. Of the carcasses examined, 33.5% (71/212) had TB lesions. The occurrence of lesions was most significantly associated with poor body condition (OR = 0.249; CI 0.134-0.454 [p < 0.001]). Distribution among anatomical sites of macroscopic lesions in the infected camels revealed three different pathological patterns as pulmonary (n = 51), abdominal (n = 11), and disseminated (n = 9) forms. Higher prevalence of gross TB lesions in camel carcasses highlights eminent threats to both animal and public health, pointing to an already existing risk of intra- and inter-species transmission of infection.

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CamelusAbattoirsAnimalsFemaleLivestockMaleNigeriaPrevalenceTuberculosisCamelsNigeriaTuberculosis

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