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ArticleVeterinary medicine and science2024

Molecular Detection of Ehrlichia ruminantium in Cattle From Different Agro-Ecological Zones of Cameroon: Implication for the Understanding of the Heartwater Epidemiology.

Esthelline Yangea Tchounkeu, Barberine Assongo Silatsa, Rolin Mitterran Ndefo Kamga, Pythagore Soubgwi Fogue, Gustave Simo

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Esthelline Yangea TchounkeuMolecular Parasitology and Entomology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Barberine Assongo SilatsaMolecular Parasitology and Entomology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Rolin Mitterran Ndefo KamgaMolecular Parasitology and Entomology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Pythagore Soubgwi FogueMolecular Parasitology and Entomology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.
Gustave SimoMolecular Parasitology and Entomology Unit, Department of Biochemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Dschang, Dschang, Cameroon.ORCID 0000-0002-0449-818X

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Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund OPP1075938Africa Biosciences Challenge Fund (ABCF) FellowshipDeutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst 2015 (57220758)Deutscher Akademischer Austauschdienst SFBFRGerman Academic Exchange Service 2015 (57220758)
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Although Amblyomma variegatum and Ehrlichia ruminantium infections have been reported in cattle from some agro-ecological zones (AEZs) of Cameroon, the transmission patterns of this bacterium seem to vary according to endemic areas and its prevalence as well as that of Heartwater remains not well understood in most sub-Saharan African countries. This study was designed to detect E. ruminantium infections in cattle of four AEZs of Cameroon and to identify areas presenting enzootic stability and those with potentially high risk for Heartwater. Blood samples were collected from cattle in four AEZs of Cameroon. DNA was extracted from blood and semi-nested PCR targeting the 16S rRNA gene of E. ruminantium was used to search for this bacterium. From 569 cattle analysed, an E. ruminantium DNA fragment was detected in 197 of them, giving an overall prevalence of 34.6%. The highest prevalence of E. ruminantium of 48.0% was recorded in cattle from AEZ IV and the lowest (26.0%) in those from AEZ III. Among the AEZs, significant differences (X

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Cattle DiseasesEhrlichia ruminantiumHeartwater DiseaseAnimalsCameroonCattlePolymerase Chain ReactionPrevalenceRNA, Ribosomal, 16SRNA, Ribosomal, 16Sago‐ecological zonesHeartwaterlivestockSouthern Cameroon

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