Risk factors for herdsman-reported foot-and-mouth disease in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon
| Autor: | Charles K. Nfon, B.M. de C. Bronsvoort, Kenton L. Morgan, R. P. Kitching, Saidou M. Hamman, Vincent N. Tanya |
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| Rok vydání: | 2004 |
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Veterinary medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Cross-sectional study animal diseases Logistic regression Food Animals Risk Factors Surveys and Questionnaires Epidemiology medicine Animals Humans Cameroon Animal Husbandry Risk factor Socioeconomics Final version Foot-and-mouth disease Animal husbandry medicine.disease Cross-Sectional Studies Geography Foot-and-Mouth Disease Herd Cattle Animal Science and Zoology |
| Zdroj: | Preventive Veterinary Medicine. 66:127-139 |
| ISSN: | 0167-5877 |
| DOI: | 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.09.010 |
| Popis: | We analysed responses from 147 Fulani herdsmen to a questionnaire about cattle herd-level risk factors for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the previous year. The study used a cross-sectional design with a stratified, two-stage random sample of cattle herds in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. The questionnaire was pre-tested at a local cattle market before a final version was translated into Foulfoulde (the local Fulani dialect). Variables were screened using a univariable analysis and logistic multiple-regression models were developed in a forward-selection process. Fifty-eight percent (50-65; 90% CIs) of herdsmen reported FMD in their herd in the previous 12 months. Important risk factors for FMD in the previous 12 months included going on transhumance (OR=2.6), buying cattle from markets (OR=2.2), mixing of herds at watering points (OR=2.4), feeding cotton-seed cake (OR=3.3), buffalo near the herd (OR=2.2) and administrative division. For the subset of herds that went on transhumance, coming in contact with an FMDV-diseased herd while on transhumance was the strongest factor (OR=16). |
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