Evidence of Cryptococcosis in cattle in Zaria Kaduna state, Nigeria
| Autor: | Nicodemus M. Useh, Emmanuella Nguavese Akange, Emmanuel O. Ngbede, Clara N. Kwanashie, M. Bisalla |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2013 |
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Veterinary medicine
Population Prevalence Nigeria sera SF1-1100 Direct agglutination test SF600-1100 medicine education Cryptococcus neoformans education.field_of_study General Veterinary biology business.industry lateral flow assay Zaria biology.organism_classification medicine.disease Latex fixation test Mastitis Animal culture latex agglutination cattle Cryptococcosis Livestock business cryptococcus antigens |
| Zdroj: | Veterinary World, Vol 6, Iss 2.000, Pp 64-67 (2013) |
| ISSN: | 2231-0916 0972-8988 |
| Popis: | Aim: Cryptococcosis is azoonotic infection caused by fungal of the Cryptococcus neoformans complex comprising of C. neoformans and C. gattii.The disease affects humans and animals worldwide causing morbidity and mortality. This work was carried out to determine the occurrence of cryptococcal antigens and factors associated with presence of antigens in cattle in Zaria, Nigeria. Materials and Methods: Three hundred and ninety (390) serum samples from cattle of various ages were collected from 11 farms in Zaria, Nigeria. The samples were analysed using alatex agglutination test and lateral flow assay kit which detectsthe polysaccharide capsular antigens of Cryptococcus species. Results:Out of the 390 samples tested 28 (7.17%) were found to be positive using the latex agglutination test while only of these 22 (5.64%) were positive using the lateral flow assay. There was a strong correlation (r=0.939, p=0.0002) between the results of the latex agglutination test and the lateral flow assay. There was no statistically significant difference (p>0.005) in positivity for cryptococcal antigens between sex, age and sex, though, there was a statistically significant difference (p |
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