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ArticleThe Pan African medical journal2024

Seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep and goats from Al Jufrah district in Libya.

Khawla Aldweni Alshekh, Aisha Mohamed Shahlol, Kholoud Khaled Ben Mostafa, Aeshah Abdulrrazaq Othman, Murad Ali Hiblu, Yousef Mohamed Abouzeed, Mohamed Ali Daw, Mohamed Omar Ahmed

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Khawla Aldweni AlshekhDepartment of Biological Sciences, School of Basic Sciences, The Libyan Academy of Graduate Studies, Tripoli, Libya.
Aisha Mohamed ShahlolDepartment of Medical Lab Technology Science, University of Wadi-Al-Shatii, Brak, Libya.
Kholoud Khaled Ben MostafaNational Centre of Animal Health, Tripoli, Libya.
Aeshah Abdulrrazaq OthmanMinister of Agriculture and Livestock, Tripoli, Libya.
Murad Ali HibluDepartment of Internal Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
Yousef Mohamed AbouzeedDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
Mohamed Ali DawDepartment of Medical Microbiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.
Mohamed Omar AhmedDepartment of Microbiology and Parasitology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Tripoli, Tripoli, Libya.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Introduction: brucellosis is a global neglected zoonotic disease affecting mainly livestock, causing communicable and zoonotic infections. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence and determine epidemiological risk factors associated with Brucella infection in sheep and goats in Al Jufrah central district of Libya. Methods: sera samples from 555 animals (goats (n=320) and sheep (n=235)) sheep) were obtained and subjected to the Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) then further confirmed by a validated Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Collected data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS). Results: in total, 2.7% were ELISA seropositive for brucellosis with the highest seropositivity rate among the studied animals from Sokna with 5.8% (n=13/225) followed by 0.7% (n=2/285) in Waddan and 0% (n=0/45) in Houn. Only location was identified as a significant risk and no significant differences were identified between seropositivity and the age studied groups, species of animals, gender, and size of farms (p-value>0.05). Conclusion: the present study provides important information on the epidemiological status of Brucella infection in an important region in North Africa. Prevention control systems adopting "One Health" concept, and regional and international collaboration are important to control brucellosis and other zoonotic and transboundary diseases.

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BrucellosisEnzyme-Linked Immunosorbent AssayGoat DiseasesGoatsSheep DiseasesZoonosesAnimalsBrucellaFemaleLibyaMaleRisk FactorsSeroepidemiologic StudiesSheepAl Jufrah districtBrucellosisepidemiologyLibyasmall ruminants

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PMCPMC11364890

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