Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria
Joint Authors
Otolorin, Gbeminiyi Richard
Shinggu, P. A.
Olufemi, O. T.
Nwuku, J. A.
Baba-Onoja, E. B. T.
Dantala, Danjuma B.
Dike, Umesi A.
Jatau, Tenmuso D.
Amama, Francis I.
Source
Issue
Vol. 2018, Issue 2018 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-5, 5 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2018-11-01
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
5
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A cross-sectional study was conducted in Wukari, Taraba state, Nigeria, to determine the prevalence of Brucella antibodies and the risk factors associated with brucellosis in indigenous breeds of goats.
A total of 386 goats were sampled from three political wards: Puje, Avyi, and Hospital: harvested sera samples were subjected to Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT).
GraphPad Prism version 7.03 for Windows (GraphPad Software, La Jolla California, USA) was used to analyse the association between seroprevalence of brucellosis and age, sex, breed, location, and management system by using Chi square and Fisher’s exact test as appropriate.
Brucellosis was detected in all three wards: Puje; 15%, Avyi; 6.6%, and Hospital; 7.6%.
A prevalence rate of 2.8%, 8%, 18.7%, and 1% was recorded for <20-month, 22-35-month, 36-45-month, and ≥46-55-month age categories, respectively (P < 0.05).
Only 9.5% was observed for male animals while 9.8% was observed for female animals with no statistical difference between the males and females.
Breed-specific seroprevalence yielded 7.4%, 5.4% 12%, 12.8%, and 11.6%, for Cross, West Africa Dwarf, Red Sokoto, Kano Brown, and Sahel breeds of goat, respectively.
There is an evidence of brucellosis (9.6%) in Wukari L.G.A, Taraba State, and age is a risk factor for the disease in the study area.
There is a need to enlighten the public on the zoonotic potentials and economic impacts of brucellosis.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Olufemi, O. T.& Dantala, Danjuma B.& Shinggu, P. A.& Dike, Umesi A.& Otolorin, Gbeminiyi Richard& Nwuku, J. A.…[et al.]. 2018. Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. Journal of Pathogens،Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
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Modern Language Association (MLA)
Olufemi, O. T.…[et al.]. Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. Journal of Pathogens No. 2018 (2018), pp.1-5.
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American Medical Association (AMA)
Olufemi, O. T.& Dantala, Danjuma B.& Shinggu, P. A.& Dike, Umesi A.& Otolorin, Gbeminiyi Richard& Nwuku, J. A.…[et al.]. Seroprevalence of Brucellosis and Associated Risk Factors among Indigenous Breeds of Goats in Wukari, Taraba State, Nigeria. Journal of Pathogens. 2018. Vol. 2018, no. 2018, pp.1-5.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1197500
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1197500