Seroprevalence of &lt;i&gt;Brucella&lt;/i&gt; infection in small ruminants from two institutional farms and a slaughter slab in Zaria, Nigeria

Buhari, H. U.; Saidu, S. N. A.; Kudi, Caleb Ayuba; Okolocha, Emmanuel C.; Kaltungo, B. Y.

doi:10.4314/sokjvs.v18i2.5

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“…This is capable of spreading brucellosis, should the abortions be due to brucellosis. This agrees the study carried out by Kaltungo (2018) and Buhari (2019) who attributed the spread of brucellosis in flocks of sheep and goats in Sokoto and Kaduna State respectively to extensive management system of the flocks. Bale (1980) reported that the system of husbandry greatly influences the spread of brucellosis.…”

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“…Genetically, ten species of the genus Brucellahave been documented and they include B.abortus, B. melitensis, B. suis, B. ovis, B. canis, and B. neotome, B pinipedialis, B ceti, B muris and B inapinata. Of these Brucella abortus is the species of Brucella documented to cause brucellosis in horses (Kaltungo et al, 2013). Brucellosis has been reported in many animal species in Nigeria (Falade et al, 1975;Okoh et al, 1978;Falade and Shonekan, 1981;Adamu and Ajogi, 1995;et al, 2010;Ehiziboloet al, 2011;Ardo and Abubakar, 2016;Baba, 2016;Tijani et al, 2017;Kaltungo, 2018;Njoga et al, 2018;Ado, 2019;Baba, 2019;Buhari, 2019). These reports seem to indicate that brucellosis is endemic and problematic in Nigeria.…”

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Horse Handlers and Grooms Towards Brucellosis in Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Baba¹,

Saidu²,

Kaltungo³

et al. 2022

Nig. Vet. J.

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A study was carried out to determine the knowledge, attitude and practices of grooms towards brucellosis in Kaduna State, Nigeria. Structured questionnaires were administered to 40 horse owners and grooms’ men in three Local Government Areas (LGAs); Sabon Gari, Zaria and Igabi; of Kaduna State, Nigeria to access knowledge, attitude and practices towards brucellosis in horses. Results from structured questionnaire showed only 37.50% (95% CI) of the respondents were aware of brucellosis, of this 22.50% (95% CI) ascribed their sources of information on the disease to be the media, 10.00% (95% CI) from experienced grooms while 5.00% (95% CI) said they heard of the disease from professionals who attended to the veterinary care of their horses. Of the respondents, only 15.00% (95% CI) were aware that brucellosis is zoonotic and mentioned that it could be contracted via ingestion of contaminated material (12.50%) and contact (2.50%). On attitude of respondents towards brucellosis, 15.00% (95% CI) reported lending out their stallions for breeding to other stables. Only 2.50% (95% CI) did not borrow stallions for breeding because they considered brucellosis and trichomoniasis as reproductive diseases that could result from the use infected stallions. The study also reported 52.50% (95% CI) and 40.00% (95% CI) of the respondents were in the habit of lending and borrowing out grooming tools respectively. They lend and borrow out tool despite mentioning that such acts are capable of leading to diseases such as ulcerative lymphangitis (95.00%), ringworm (72.50%), dermatophilosis (5.00%) and thrush (7.50%). 67.50% (95% CI) of respondents mentioned that they participated in durbars and other tournaments with their horses and reported such participation could result in diseases like ulcerative lymphangitis (25.00%) and wounds (27.50%). 50.00% (95% CI) of the respondents grazed their horses where other animals grazed and reported that even where there were reports of abortions by such animals their horses did not come down with brucellosis. All the respondents reported giving their horses’ routine veterinary medical care, especially against babesiosis. The implication of this finding is that Brucella organisms may be spread among horse handlers and the grooms due to inadequate knowledge on brucellosis. The findings revealed poor knowledge attitude and practices towards brucellosis on the part of horse handlers and grooms. It was concluded that there is a need to create awareness amongst groomsmen and horse owners on the presence of brucellosis in horses as well as the dangers of zoonotic infection.

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Horse Handlers and Grooms Towards Brucellosis in Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Baba¹,

Saidu²,

Kaltungo³

et al. 2022

Nig. Vet. J.

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“…It could also indicate a possible effect of drugs that the camels might have been treated within the efforts of the owners to deworm them against helminth parasites. Kaltungo (2018), Baba (2019) and Buhari et al (2020) all reported livestock owners treating their animals against various diseases, especially through the use of plants.…”

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Prevalence of hydatid cyst in camels slaughtered at Katsina metropolitan abattoir, Katsina State, Nigeria

Ahmadu¹,

Saulawa²,

Magaji³

et al. 2022

Sokoto J. Vet. Sc.

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Cystic Echinococcosis, among other food animal zoonotic diseases, heralds a significant zoonotic threat to meat consumers due to the lack of stringent meat inspection policies and poor awareness of zoonoses by most livestock traders/butchers. Therefore, this study is aimed at determining the prevalence of hydatid cysts in camels slaughtered at katsina metropolitan abattoir, Katsina State, Nigeria. A total of 392 samples were collected over three months (November 2019 to January 2020), of which 129 samples were from males and 263 from females. Information about the age, sex and body condition of the slaughtered camels were recorded. The carcass of each camel was inspected carefully for the presence of Hydatid cysts, the organs infected, and the number of cysts present. The data were subjected to statistical analysis using the Chi-square test (χ2), and significant levels were determined at p<0.05 level for all the data, which revealed an overall prevalence of 14.0% (55/392). The prevalence rate of Hydatid cysts was 16.3% in females and 9.3% in males, while it is 16.8 and 5.3% in adult and young camels, respectively. We recommend a holistic epidemiological study on the prevalence of hydatid cysts in camels and more public enlightenment for effective control measures against the disease in Katsina State.

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“…This clearly showed that they did not understand the implications of the nonuse of these facilities. Thus, they can acquire zoonotic diseases such as brucellosis as Baba [19] and Buhari [29] have shown that Brucella abortus, B. suis and B. ovis antigen can be harvested from the blood of apparently normal cattle, sheep, goats and horses.…”

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An Appraisal of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Abattoir Workers and Butchers on Bovine Tuberculosis in Kaduna Central Abattoir, Kaduna State, Nigeria

Tukur

2021

JVBS

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Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) caused by Mycobacterium bovis is a chronic infectious and contagious zoonotic disease of domestic animals, wild animals and humans. This research involved abattoir workers who are personnel involved in the management of animals before and during the slaughtering process. Three hundred pretested, well-structured and closed-ended questionnaires were self-administered to abattoir workers made up of 13 Veterinarians, 8 Animal Scientists, 37 Para-veterinarians, 197 butchers and 45 unskilled labourers to determine the level of their knowledge, attitude and practices on tuberculosis. The study revealed that the abattoir workers in this study had low knowledge of bTB 32(10.6%). Their knowledge on the transmission pathways, prevention, control measures against bTB and its zoonotic importance were also sought. Detection of tubercle lesions of bTB in slaughtered cattle makes their potential source of infection to human and pose a public health risk. There is the need for enhanced public education and awareness campaigns among meat handlers and abattoir workers especially on the mode of transmission, aetiology and public health importance of bTB in Kaduna State

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Seroprevalence of <i>Brucella</i> infection in small ruminants from two institutional farms and a slaughter slab in Zaria, Nigeria

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Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Horse Handlers and Grooms Towards Brucellosis in Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Horse Handlers and Grooms Towards Brucellosis in Horses in Kaduna State, Nigeria

Prevalence of hydatid cyst in camels slaughtered at Katsina metropolitan abattoir, Katsina State, Nigeria

An Appraisal of the Knowledge, Attitude and Practices of Abattoir Workers and Butchers on Bovine Tuberculosis in Kaduna Central Abattoir, Kaduna State, Nigeria

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