ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2020
Seroprevalence and associated factors of brucellosis and Q-fever in cattle from Ibarapa area, Oyo State, South-western Nigeria.
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Abstract
introductiona cross-sectional study was conducted to determine the seroprevalence and associated factors of brucellosis and Q-fever among cattle in a rural setting in Oyo State, Nigeria.
methodsone hundred and fourty nine serum samples (24 males; 125 female) from 16 cattle herds were collected and screened. The Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT) and competitive Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (cELISA) were used for brucellosis while indirect Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (iELISA) was used for Q-fever. Further, a checklist was used to collect data on cattle sampled. Data were analyzed using STATA 12.
resultsserum analysis revealed that 11.4% (17/149) and 6.7% (10/149) were seropositive by RBPT and cELISA respectively for brucellosis, while 23.5% (35/149) were seropositive by iELISA for Q-fever. A significant association was detected between cattle age (OR=27.7; 95% CI: 2.34-449.86), herd size (OR=10.53; 95% CI: 1.85-60.53) and seropositivity to Brucella infection. Also, there was a significant association between breed (OR=6.69; 95% CI: 1.7-28.74), herd size (OR=4.25; 95% CI: 1.31-13.85) of cattle and seropositivity to Coxiella burnetii infection. Importantly, the only significant associated factor to cattle herd seropositivity to Brucella and C. burnetii infections was the method of handling aborted foetuses.
conclusionthe study revealed that brucellosis and Q-fever are prevalent among cattle in the study area. Thus, there is a need for further studies to provide better insight into the epidemiology of both diseases and particularly Q-fever. This becomes imperative in the study area and generally in Nigeria given the dearth of information about the diseases in pastoralist communities who are at grave risk of infection at the human-animal-ecosystem interface.
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