Foot-and-mouth disease virus strains and examination of exposure factors associated with seropositivity of cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009.

Autor: Fasina FO; Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. daydupe2003@yahoo.co.uk, Connell DR, Talabi OA, Lazarus DD, Adeleke GA, Olusanya TP, Hernandez JA
Jazyk: angličtina
Zdroj: Preventive veterinary medicine [Prev Vet Med] 2013 May 01; Vol. 109 (3-4), pp. 334-42. Date of Electronic Publication: 2012 Nov 03.
DOI: 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2012.10.004
Abstrakt: New outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) occurred in cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009. The objectives of the study reported here were: (i) to identify current FMD virus strains circulating in cattle herds and (ii) to identify exposure factors associated with a seropositive diagnosis of FMD in cattle herds. This study provides evidence that FMD virus serotypes O, A and SAT-2 were co-circulating in cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009. Cattle herds in a neighborhood affected with FMD had higher odds of being classified as seropositive to FMD, compared to herds that were in a neighborhood not affected with FMD (OR=16.27; 95% CI=3.61, 18.74; P<0.01). Cattle herds that share water points along the trek routes with other cattle herds had higher odds of being classified as seropositive to FMD (adjusted OR=4.15; 95% CI=0.92, 18.74; P<0.06). Results from this study can be used by veterinary services in Nigeria and neighboring countries to evaluate current or future FMD control and eradication programs.
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Databáze: MEDLINE