Evidence of West Nile virus in chickens and horses in Nigeria: results from a serosurvey.

IF 0.5 4区农林科学 Q4 VETERINARY SCIENCES

Veterinaria italiana Pub Date : 2022-12-31 DOI:10.12834/VetIt.2596.16323.2

Rukaiya Musa-Gobe, Gabriel Omeiza, Wesley Nafarnda, Andrew Adamu

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Abstract

West Nile virus (WNV) is an emerging arbovirus which affects humans and horses. A cross sectional study was carried out on 106 local horses in Kaduna and 78 domestic chickens in Federal Capital Territory. A total of 184 sera were screened for West Nile virus anti Pr‑E antibodies using ID Screen® West Nile competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. For the horses, an overall prevalence of 92.45% was recorded while domestic chickens had a preponderance of 7.69%. From our study, there was a statistical significant difference between the occurrences of WNV in stallions than mares with p < 0.05. Comparing the occurrence of West Nile virus between species, horses were more likely to be infected by West Nile virus than domestic chickens (OR 147). This is the first seroprevalence study investigating West Nile virus infection in domestic chickens in Nigeria. The presence of the antibodies indicates the widespread circulation and the potential risk of infection in humans and animals. In order to understand the epidemiology of West Nile virus infection in Nigeria, there is need for surveillance to be implemented in human and animal sectors.

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尼日利亚鸡和马存在西尼罗病毒的证据:血清调查结果。

西尼罗河病毒(WNV)是一种影响人类和马的新出现的虫媒病毒。对卡杜纳的106匹当地马和联邦首都地区的78只家鸡进行了横断面研究。采用ID Screen®西尼罗竞争性酶联免疫吸附试验，对184份血清进行西尼罗病毒抗Pr - E抗体的筛选。马的总患病率为92.45%，家鸡的总患病率为7.69%。从我们的研究来看，种马与母马的WNV发病率差异有统计学意义，p < 0.05。马比家鸡更容易感染西尼罗病毒(OR 147)。这是调查尼日利亚家鸡中西尼罗病毒感染的首次血清流行率研究。抗体的存在表明该病毒在人类和动物中广泛传播并存在感染的潜在风险。为了了解尼日利亚西尼罗病毒感染的流行病学，有必要在人类和动物部门实施监测。

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Veterinaria italiana VETERINARY SCIENCES-

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期刊介绍： The journal was created as the Croce Azzurra in 1950. A quarterly peer-reviewed journal devoted to veterinary public health and other aspects of veterinary science and medicine, Veterinaria Italiana is published by the Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell’Abruzzo e del Molise ‘G. Caporale’ (Istituto Zooprofilattico Sperimentale dell''Abruzzo e del Molise) in Teramo, Italy. The goal of the journal is to provide an international platform for veterinary public health information from Italy and other countries, particularly those in Eastern Europe and Africa, Asia and South America. Veterinarians and veterinary public health specialists are encouraged to share their knowledge and experience on this platform.