ArticleAnimals : an open access journal from MDPI2021
The Development of an Abattoir-Based Surveillance System in Lao PDR for the Detection of Zoonoses in Large Ruminants: Q Fever and Brucellosis Seroepidemiology as a Pilot Study.
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- Epidemic Patterns of Foot and Mouth Disease in the Lao People's Democratic Republic.Transboundary and emerging diseases · 2026Article
- Investigation of the association between foot-and-mouth disease clinical signs and abattoir serological data in large ruminants in northern Lao People's Democratic Republic.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2024Article
- Risk mapping using serologic surveillance for selected One Health and transboundary diseases in Cambodian goats.PLoS neglected tropical diseases · 2023Article
- Utilising abattoir sero-surveillance for high-impact and zoonotic pig diseases in Lao PDR.Epidemiology and infection · 2023Article
- Field epidemiology capacity of the national veterinary services of Lao PDR: An online survey.Frontiers in veterinary science · 2023Article
- Sero-Epidemiology ofPathogens (Basel, Switzerland) · 2022Article
- Abattoir-Based Serological Surveillance and Spatial Risk Analysis of Foot-and-Mouth Disease, Brucellosis, and Q Fever in Lao PDR Large Ruminants.Tropical medicine and infectious disease · 2022Article
- Seroepidemiology of Foot and Mouth Disease using passive surveillance techniques in selected provinces of Lao PDR.Tropical animal health and production · 2021Article
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Abstract
Although animal health surveillance programmes are useful for gaining information to help improve global health and food security, these programmes can be challenging to establish in developing economies with a low-resource base. This study focused on establishing a national surveillance system initiated by the Lao PDR government using a passive surveillance system of abattoir samples as a pilot model, and to gain information on contagious zoonoses, particularly Q fever and brucellosis, in the large ruminant population. A total of 683 cattle and buffalo samples were collected from six selected provinces of Lao PDR between March-December 2019. Out of 271 samples tested, six samples (2.2%, 95% confidence interval (CI) of 1.0, 4.8) were positive in the Q fever antibody ELISA test. Only one sample (out of 683; 0.2%, 95% CI 0.0, 0.8) tested positive to the Brucella antibody ELISA test. Seroprevalence of these important zoonoses in Lao PDR were relatively low in cattle and buffaloes; however, extensive animal movement within the country was identified which could increase risks of spreading transboundary diseases. The study highlights the importance of ongoing animal health surveillance and the need to find cost-effective approaches for its long-term sustainability.
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