A survey of gastrointestinal nematodes in soil samples in Ibadan, Nigeria

Agunloye, C. A.; Esan, JO; Adejuyigbe, RO

doi:10.4314/nvj.v23i1.3446

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“…and their level of seroprevalence (54.7%, n = 503 workers) was not significantly different from that of abattoir workers in Nigeria (29%, n = 112 workers) (95% AC CI [0.15, 0.34]) and in Uganda (35%, n = 359 workers) (95% AC CI [0.13, 0.26]) (Agunloye et al, 2001;Dreyfus et al, 2016). Thus, the risks appear to be of the same magnitude in all three countries, although the seroprevalence in livestock was significantly higher in Uganda than in Benin, as discussed before.…”

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“…We currently have a limited picture of the health threat posed by Leptospira in abattoirs in Benin vs. other countries (Dreyfus et al., 2016 ; Ezeh et al., 1991 ). In Benin, unpublished seroprevalence data were collected for abattoir workers in 1994 (Koundé & Zohoun, 1994 ), and their level of seroprevalence (54.7%, n = 503 workers) was not significantly different from that of abattoir workers in Nigeria (29%, n = 112 workers) (95% AC CI [0.15, 0.34]) and in Uganda (35%, n = 359 workers) (95% AC CI [0.13, 0.26]) (Agunloye et al., 2001 ; Dreyfus et al., 2016 ). Thus, the risks appear to be of the same magnitude in all three countries, although the seroprevalence in livestock was significantly higher in Uganda than in Benin, as discussed before.…”

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Seroprevalence and renal carriage of pathogenic Leptospira in livestock in Cotonou, Benin

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Crespin,

Etougbétché

et al. 2024

Veterinary Medicine & Sci

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BackgroundLeptospirosis is a zoonotic disease. It is particularly prevalent in tropical countries and has major consequences for human and animal health. In Benin, the disease's epidemiology remains poorly understood, especially in livestock, for which data are lacking.ObjectivesTo characterise Leptospira seroprevalence and locally circulating serogroups in livestock from Cotonou and to estimate the prevalence of Leptospira renal carriage in cattle.MethodsWe conducted a cross‐sectional study in February 2020 during which livestock were sampled at an abattoir and in an impoverished city district. We analysed blood samples from 279 livestock animals (i.e. cattle, sheep, goats and pigs) using the microscopic agglutination test. Additionally, samples of renal tissue from 100 cattle underwent 16s rRNA (rrs) real‐time PCR analysis.ResultsFor the 131 cattle, 85 sheep, and 50 goats tested, seroprevalence was 18% (95% confidence interval [CI] [12%, 26%]), 9% (95% CI [4%, 17%] and 2% (95% CI [0%, 9%]), respectively, and most of the seropositive animals were associated with 1:100 titres. All 13 pigs were seronegative. Leptospira DNA was found in the renal tissue of 10% (95% CI [5%, 18%]) of the cattle tested (n = 100). Leptospira borgpetersenii was the main species present (n = 7), but Leptospira interrogans (n = 2) and Leptospira kirschneri (n = 1) were also detected. Various serogroups (Canicola, Grippotyphosa, Sejroe, Icterohaemorrhagiae, Pomona, Pyrogenes, Australis and Autumnalis) were detected using microscopic agglutination test without a clear predominance of any of them.ConclusionsThese results suggest that abattoir workers and people living in close contact with livestock in poor urban areas are exposed to the risk of Leptospira infection.

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