Antimicrobial usage by pastoralists in food animals in North-central Nigeria: The associated socio-cultural drivers for antimicrobials misuse and public health implications
| Autor: | Tajudeen Opeyemi Isola, Nma Bida Alhaji |
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| Jazyk: | angličtina |
| Rok vydání: | 2018 |
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0301 basic medicine
medicine.medical_specialty Livestock medicine.drug_class 030106 microbiology Antibiotics Pastoralism Nigeria Antimicrobial resistance Pastoralist 03 medical and health sciences Antibiotic resistance Environmental health medicine Public health lcsh:R5-920 Antimicrobials business.industry Public Health Environmental and Occupational Health Antibiotic misuse Antimicrobial 030104 developmental biology Infectious Diseases One Health business lcsh:Medicine (General) Research Paper |
| Zdroj: | One Health, Vol 6, Iss, Pp 41-47 (2018) One Health |
| ISSN: | 2352-7714 |
| Popis: | Antimicrobials are used to maintain good health and productivity of food animals. Misuse of antibiotics in livestock contributes to development of antimicrobial resistance, an emerging One Health issue. This study assessed pastoralists' knowledge and practices regarding antimicrobial usage, explore pathways for resistant pathogens emergence and associated social drivers for antimicrobial misuse in pastoral herds of North-central Nigeria. An interview questionnaire-based cross-sectional survey was conducted in randomly selected pastoral households. Descriptive and analytical statistical analyses were performed at 95% confidence level. All the 384 pastoralists participated in the study. Majority (58%) of respondents had no formal education. Only 8.1% of respondents knew antibiotic misuse to be when given under-dose and 70.1% of them did not know what misuse entailed. About 58.3% reported self-prescription of antimicrobials used on animals, while 67% of them reported arbitrary applications for dosage determination. Most frequently used antimicrobials were tetracycline (96.6%), tylosin (95.6%) and penicillin (94.0%). Identified pathways for antimicrobial resistant pathogens spread to humans were through contaminated animal products; contaminated animals and fomites; and environmental wastes. Improper antimicrobial usage (p Highlights • Only 8.1% pastoralists knew antimicrobials misuse to be when given under-dose. • About 58% pastoralists reported self prescription of antimicrobials used on animals. • Most frequently used antimicrobial was tetracycline (96.6%). • Nomadic culture influenced antimicrobials misuse in livestock. • ‘OneHealth’ approach is needed for efficient antimicrobial usage surveillance. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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