Prevalence of antibodies to three avian viral diseases in guinea fowls in Ibadan, Nigeria

Oluwayelu, Daniel Oladimeji; Emikpe, BO; Fagbohun, Olusegun; Ohore, Obokparo Godspower

doi:10.4314/bahpa.v53i4.32721

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“…were higher in younger dogs aged 0–6 months than in older ones. This finding is in agreement with the observation of previous workers in Nigeria and other parts of the world (Idowu et al , 1977; Chiejina & Ekwe, 1986; Kirkpatrick, 1988; Blagburn, 2001; Ramirez-Barrios et al , 2004). The higher prevalence of T. canis in young dogs was expected because of transplacental infection of the fetus, and documented evidence of age-associated immunity in adult dogs, as reported by previous workers (Bowman, 1999; Blagburn, 2001).…”

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Epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Sowemimo

Asaolu

2008

J. Helminthol.

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An epidemiological study of gastrointestinal helminths of dogs (Canis familiaris) in two veterinary clinics in Ibadan, Nigeria, was conducted between January 2001 and December 2002. Faecal samples collected from 959 dogs were processed by modified Kato-Katz technique and then examined for helminth eggs. The results of the study showed that 237 (24.7%) of the dogs examined were infected with different types of helminths. The prevalences for the various helminth eggs observed were: Toxocara canis 9.0%, Ancylostoma spp. 17.9%, Toxascaris leonina 0.6%, Trichuris vulpis 0.5%, Uncinaria stenocephala 0.4% and Dipylidium caninum 0.2%. The faecal egg intensities, determined as mean egg count/gram of faeces ( +/- SEM), were: T. canis 462.0 +/- 100.5, Ancylostoma spp. 54.1 +/- 8.6, T. leonina 0.8 +/- 0.4, T. vulpis 0.1 +/- 0.0, U. stenocephala 1.0 +/- 0.7 and D. caninum 0.2 +/- 0.1. Host age was found to be a significant factor with respect to the prevalence and intensity of T. canis and Ancylostoma spp. There was no significant difference in the prevalence of intestinal helminth parasites between male (27.0%) and female (22.5%) dogs (P>0.05). The prevalence of helminth parasites was significantly higher (P < 0.05) in the local breed (African shepherd) (41.2%) than in Alsatian dogs (16.2%) or in other exotic breeds (21.0%). Single parasite infections (85.7%) were more common than mixed infections (3.5%).

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Epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Sowemimo

Asaolu

2008

J. Helminthol.

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“…The overall prevalence was 24.2%, with females having a prevalence of 25.7% and males of22.9%. Although this indicates that there is some activity of the ND virus in guinea fowls, showing that, although significant, it is not as high as in the local chickens, as detected in the present study and that of Oluwayelu et al (2005).…”

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Serological Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus Antibodies in Local Chickens and Guinea Fowls in the Area of Kumasi, Ghana

Boakye

Emikpe

Folitse

et al. 2016

Rev. Bras. Cienc. Avic.

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Newcastle Disease (ND) has been identified as a major constraint to local poultry production with its impact being felt more in rural poultry production which forms about 80% of Ghana poultry population. However documented evidence on ND virus activity in rural poultry in Ghana is still lacking. Hence, this study was conducted to evaluate the level of circulating antibodies against ND using the Haemagglutination Inhibition (HI) technique. Sera collected from unvaccinated 292 chickens and 153 guinea fowls randomly selected from households and a live bird market in Kumasi and its environs were evaluated for Newcastle disease virus antibodies. Results showed 81.8 % (239/292) of local chickens and 24.2 % (37/153) of guinea fowls tested positive for ND antibodies.Comparison was made between the seroprevalence of ND antibodies in household and live bird market as well as between sexes. Significantly higher prevalence rate (p<0.05) was observed with chickens sampled from households compared to those from the live bird market. Higher ranges of titers were also observed in chickens from households than those from live bird markets. The presence of ND antibodies in these unvaccinated local chickens and guinea fowls indicated the presence of the virus amongst the rural poultry population, hence aneed for improvement in vaccine campaignand delivery against ND for rural poultry especially with the use of thermostable and improved oral or feed-based vaccine delivery systems.

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“…However, these production systems, especially the subsistence are faced with myriads of challenges amongst which disease is topmost. Notable among the diseases afflicting the industry are Infectious bursal disease (Gumboro), Chicken anaemia virus, Infectious Laryngotracheitis, Fowl pox, Salmonellosis, Chronic respiratory disease, Marek's Disease, ND, Egg drop syndrome, Infectious bronchitis, Avian Influenza and so on [3,31,32,50,76,81,84]. The sustainability of this subsector is being threatened as a result of incessant outbreaks of ND in unvaccinated flocks and sporadically in vaccinated flocks [5,102].…”

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Newcastle disease in Nigeria: epizootiology and current knowledge of circulating genotypes

2016

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Over the years, Newcastle disease (ND) has defied all available control measures. The disease has remained at the forefront of infectious diseases afflicting poultry production after avian influenza. Despite the continuous global use of million doses of ND vaccine annually, the causative pathogen, avian paramyxovirus type 1 also known as Newcastle disease virus (NDV) has continued to evolve causing, even more, a threat not only to the unvaccinated but the vaccinated flocks inclusive. The disease has been well studied in the developed countries where the virus is found in circulation. However, limited information exists on the epizootiology and circulating genotypes of the virus in developing countries where the majority of the flocks are raised on the extensive management system. Identification of virulent NDV in apparently healthy free-range ducks in this system calls for concern and pragmatic approach to investigate factor(s) that favour the virus inhabiting the ducks without clinical manifestation of the disease. Recently, novel genotypes (XIV, XVII, and XVIII) with peculiarity to West and Central African countries have been discovered and due to lack or poor surveillance system possibility of hitherto unreported genotypes are likely. This review elucidates and discusses available literature on the diversity of the circulating NDV genotypes across the West Africa countries and the epizootiology (molecular) of the disease in Nigeria with the view of identifying gaps in knowledge that can assist in the development of effective vaccines and control strategies to combat the peril of the disease.

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Prevalence of antibodies to three avian viral diseases in guinea fowls in Ibadan, Nigeria

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Epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Epidemiology of intestinal helminth parasites of dogs in Ibadan, Nigeria

Serological Detection of Newcastle Disease Virus Antibodies in Local Chickens and Guinea Fowls in the Area of Kumasi, Ghana

Newcastle disease in Nigeria: epizootiology and current knowledge of circulating genotypes

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