Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in sheep flocks in Kaduna State, Northwestern Nigeria.

IF 0.7 4区农林科学 Q3 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Acta veterinaria Hungarica Pub Date : 2021-09-07 DOI:10.1556/004.2021.00034

Shuaibu Gidado Adamu, Junaidu Kabir, Jarlath Udo Umoh, Mashood Abiola Raji

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Abstract

A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of Q fever in sheep in the northern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. This study aimed to determine Coxiella burnetii infection and its risk factors in sheep in Kaduna State. A total of 400 blood samples consisting of 259 samples from females and 141 from males were aseptically collected from the jugular vein of sheep from flocks in Kaduna State. The sera obtained were screened for Q fever using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The obtained data were analysed to determine whether there is a relationship between sex, age, and the animals tested. The analysis revealed that 8.0% of the sera was seropositive by iELISA. There was no significant difference in Q fever seropositivity in the study area according to the sex of sheep (P > 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) in Q fever seropositivity according to the age of sheep. This study indicated a high seroprevalence of Q fever mainly among female animals and older sheep. Further studies are required to determine the epizootiology of Q fever in the study area more precisely.

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尼日利亚西北部卡杜纳州羊群中伯纳氏科希菌的血清流行率

为确定尼日利亚卡杜纳州北部绵羊中Q热的血清流行率和危险因素，开展了一项横断面研究。本研究旨在确定卡杜纳州绵羊中伯纳氏杆菌感染及其危险因素。从卡杜纳州羊群的羊颈静脉中无菌采集了总共400份血液样本，其中259份来自雌性，141份来自雄性。获得的血清使用间接酶联免疫吸附试验(iELISA)筛选Q热。对获得的数据进行分析，以确定性别、年龄和实验动物之间是否存在关系。分析结果显示，8.0%的血清elisa阳性。研究区不同性别绵羊Q热血清阳性率差异无统计学意义(P > 0.05)。不同年龄羊Q热血清阳性率差异有统计学意义(P < 0.05)。本研究表明，Q热在母羊和老年羊中有较高的血清阳性率。需要进一步的研究来更准确地确定研究地区Q热的流行病学。

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Acta veterinaria Hungarica 农林科学-兽医学

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1.80

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>36 weeks

期刊介绍： Acta Veterinaria Hungarica publishes original research papers presenting new scientific results of international interest, and to a limited extent also review articles and clinical case reports, on veterinary physiology (physiological chemistry and metabolism), veterinary microbiology (bacteriology, virology, immunology, molecular biology), on the infectious diseases of domestic animals, on veterinary parasitology, pathology, clinical veterinary science and reproduction.