Seroprevance of African horse sickness in Khartoum state, Sudan
Joint Authors
Margahani, Hind
Abd al-Salam, Muhammad Abd Allah
Source
Sudan Journal of Science and Technology
Issue
Vol. 19, Issue 2 (31 Dec. 2018), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Sudan University of Science and Technology Deanship of Scientific Research
Publication Date
2018-12-31
Country of Publication
Sudan
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
A cross sectional study was conducted on equine to determine the seroprevalence of African horse sickness virus (ahsv) antibodies and identification of potential risk factors in equine population in the three Khartoum localities in Khartoum state namely Khartoum, Khartoum north and Omdurman.
a total of 187 serum samples were collected for competitive elisa test to determine the presence of African horse sickness (ahs) antibodies.
the seroprevalence of 87, 84 and 100% were found in the Khartoum, Khartoum north and Omdurman localities, respectively.
the apparent seroprevalence was found to be 94% in donkey and 84% in horses.
the overall seroprevalence of ahs virus was found to be 84%.
there was no significant variation between the horse and donkey in the seropositivity (p>0.05).
significant variation was not observed in seroprevalence among age groups and sex of equine.
all age groups as well as male and female of equine population were equally affected.
knowledge base of equine owner about ahs, clucoides vector and mode of transmission of the disease in the study areas were assessed through structured questionnaire.
the survey indicated that almost all equine owners did not know about clucoides vector and mode of transmission.
therefore, there should be awareness reaction about ahs and clucoides vector among the people through an organized extension package to the present study areas.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Margahani, Hind& Abd al-Salam, Muhammad Abd Allah. 2018. Seroprevance of African horse sickness in Khartoum state, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Science and Technology،Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895652
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Margahani, Hind& Abd al-Salam, Muhammad Abd Allah. Seroprevance of African horse sickness in Khartoum state, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Science and Technology Vol. 19, no. 2 (2018), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895652
American Medical Association (AMA)
Margahani, Hind& Abd al-Salam, Muhammad Abd Allah. Seroprevance of African horse sickness in Khartoum state, Sudan. Sudan Journal of Science and Technology. 2018. Vol. 19, no. 2, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-895652
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references : p. 5-7
Record ID
BIM-895652