Epidemiology of Brucella infection in the human, livestock and wildlife interface in the Katavi-Rukwa ecosystem, Tanzania
Autor: | Rudovick Kazwala, Shabani K. Muller, Lucas E. Matemba, Justine A. Assenga, Joseph Malakalinga |
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Jazyk: | angličtina |
Rok vydání: | 2015 |
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Veterinary medicine Livestock 040301 veterinary sciences Epidemiology RBPT 030231 tropical medicine Wildlife Animals Wild Brucella Tanzania Brucellosis 0403 veterinary science Emerging and Re-emerging Infectious Diseases 03 medical and health sciences 0302 clinical medicine Seroepidemiologic Studies medicine Seroprevalence Animals Humans Ecosystem 2. Zero hunger General Veterinary biology Transmission (medicine) business.industry Zoonosis c-ELISA 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences General Medicine Interface medicine.disease biology.organism_classification veterinary(all) Antibodies Bacterial 3. Good health PCR Cross-Sectional Studies Female business Research Article |
Zdroj: | BMC Veterinary Research |
ISSN: | 1746-6148 |
Popis: | Background Brucellosis is a zoonosis of public health importance worldwide. In Tanzania, the disease is underreported due to insufficient awareness, inadequate diagnostic protocols, including lack of appropriate reagents for diagnosis. Livestock and wildlife are considered potential sources of infection to humans; however, the role played by these carriers in the epidemiology of the disease in the ecosystems in Tanzania is not fully understood. The objective of this study was to establish the prevalence of anti-Brucella antibodies in humans, wildlife and livestock; and molecular prevalence of Brucella spp in cattle and goats in the Katavi- Rukwa ecosystem. Results Anti-Brucella antibodies were detected in humans at 0.6 % (95 % CI: 0.1, 2.1 %); cattle at 6.8 % (95 % CI: 5.4, 8.5 %), goats at 1.6 % (95 % CI: 0.4, 4.1 %) and buffaloes at 7.9 % (95 % CI: 1.7, 21.4 %). One of the two sampled lions tested positive. Cattle had a significantly higher prevalence of anti-Brucella antibodies as compared to goats (P |
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