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Brucella seropreval...
Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya.
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Enström, Sofie (författare)
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Nthiwa, Daniel (författare)
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Bett, Bernard (författare)
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Karlsson, Amanda (författare)
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Alonso, Silvia (författare)
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- Lindahl, Johanna (författare)
- Swedish University of Agricultural Sciences,Sveriges lantbruksuniversitet,Uppsala universitet,Institutionen för medicinsk biokemi och mikrobiologi,Institutionen för kliniska vetenskaper (KV),Department of Clinical Sciences,International Livestock Research Institute (ILRI),Uppsala University
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- 2017-11-25
- 2017
- Engelska.
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Ingår i: BMC Research Notes. - : Springer Science and Business Media LLC. - 1756-0500. ; 10:1
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Abstract
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- OBJECTIVES: Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. The Maasai Mara National Reserve has vast populations of wild ruminants such as buffaloes and wildebeest which could contribute to the risk of brucellosis in livestock, and the surrounding pastoralist communities grazing cattle in and around the reserve may be exposed to a higher risk of zoonotic diseases like brucellosis due to the close contact with livestock. In this study, cattle from three villages at varying distance from the reserve, were screened for antibodies against Brucella abortus.RESULTS: In total, 12.44% of 225 sampled animals were seropositive, with more females (15%) infected than males (5%). Seroprevalence was higher in livestock closer to Maasai Mara with the cattle in the village Mara Rianta having an odds ratio of 7.03 compared to Endoinyo Narasha further away (95% CI 1.4-11.1, p = 0.003), suggesting that a closer contact with wildlife may increase the circulation of infectious diseases between livestock and wildlife. Symptoms consistent with brucellosis were reported to occur in both humans and animals, and we thus conclude that brucellosis may be an important problem, both for the health and the economy.
Ämnesord
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Veterinärmedicin -- Medicinsk biovetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Veterinary Science -- Medical Bioscience (hsv//eng)
- LANTBRUKSVETENSKAPER -- Veterinärmedicin -- Klinisk vetenskap (hsv//swe)
- AGRICULTURAL SCIENCES -- Veterinary Science -- Clinical Science (hsv//eng)
Nyckelord
- Africa
- Brucella abortus
- Livestock-wildlife interface
- Pastoralism
- Zoonosis
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