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

Adamu, S.; Kabir, Junaidu; Umoh, J. U.; Raji, M. A.

doi:10.1556/004.2021.00034

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“…The seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii was higher in female sheep than in male sheep, though there was no statistically significant association between the sex of sheep and positive serological reactions. The report agreed with the study in Nigeria by Adamu et al (2019) in sheep, Adamu et al (2020) in goats and Adamu et al (2021) in sheep. It also agreed with the reports from Iran by Edalati-Shokat et al (2015) in sheep and goats.…”

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“…The prevalence recorded in this study was also lower than the 14.19% reported by Karagul et al (2019) from the Marmara region of Turkey and the 16.57% reported by Raphael et al (2020) from Kumasi, Ghana. The seroprevalence obtained in sheep was higher than the 8.0% reported by Adamu et al (2021) from Kaduna State, Nigeria, the 9.5% reported by Rahman et al (2016) from Bangladesh.…”

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“…Recently, in another study in Kaduna State, seroprevalence rates of 8.8% and 8.0% were documented in goats and sheep respectively (Adamu et al, 2020;Adamu et al, 2021). Because of the paucity of information on the infection of small ruminants with C. burnetii, this study was to determine the seroepidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in sheep and goats in three agricultural zones of Borno State, Nigeria.…”

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Sheep and Goats and associated Risk ‎Factors

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A cross-sectional seroprevalence study was conducted among flocks of sheep and goats in three agricultural zones of Borno State. Seven hundred sixty-eight small ruminants (384 sheep and goats each) of both sexes (282 males and 486 females) of different age groups from 90 flocks were randomly selected for blood collection and related epidemiological data. A commercial indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA; I.D. Vet) was used to test the sera samples for the presence of both phases I and II antibodies against Coxiella burnetii infections. The overall seroprevalence in sheep and goats was 10.9% (44/384) and 12.0% (46/384). There was no statistically significant association between the two species of the animals tested and the infection rates of coxiellosis (P = 0.734, OR= 0.924, 95% CI= 0.578–1.408). Bivariate analysis showed that female animals of all species tested were more seropositive for antibodies to Coxiella burnetii than males. There was a statistically significant association between the sex of both sheep and goats tested (P = 0.032, OR = 0.439, 95% CI = 0.204–0.9470) and (P = 0.022, OR = 0.434, 95% CI = 0.208–0.903). Age of sheep and goats were not statistically significant (P = 0.199, OR = 0.577, 95% CI = 0.247–1.346), (P = 0.304, OR = 0.670, 95% CI = 0.311–1.444. There was no statistically significant association between the breeds of sheep and goats tested (P= 0.861, OR= 0.787, 95% CI= 0.315–1.964), and (P= 0.742, OR= 0.736, 95% CI= 0.264–2.050). The study indicates that seroprevalence of coxiellosis was high in the studied small ruminant population, particularly among female sheep and goats, and can be considered a potential risk for both susceptible animals and humans in the study area

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Sheep and Goats and associated Risk ‎Factors

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“…The features of all the studies included in this review are summarized in Table 1. The studies included in this review used either an Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay (ELISA) [3,[25][26][27][28][29][30][31][32][33] or a Microimmunofluorescence test [23] to carry out serological analysis or molecular assays [14][15][16]22] for the detection of C. burnetii. The Capillary Agglutination Test (CAT) was also employed to screen the milk samples for C. burnetii [34].…”

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Distribution and Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Animals, Humans, and Ticks in Nigeria: A Systematic Review

Muhammad,

Gadzama,

Onyiche

2023

Infectious Disease Reports

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‘Query’ (Q) fever is a neglected but emerging or re-emerging zoonotic disease caused by the bacterium Coxiella (C.) burnetii. Several host species are considered or speculated to be the primary reservoir hosts for human infection. In the past, several research groups in Nigeria have evaluated the prevalence of C. burnetii in various vertebrate and invertebrate hosts. Currently, there is a paucity of knowledge regarding the epidemiology of the pathogen in Nigeria with limited or no attention to control and prevention programs. Therefore, this review was undertaken to comprehend the current situation of C. burnetii infection in human, domestic and peri-domestic animals, and some tick species in Nigeria since 1960 with the aim to help identify future research priorities for the country. A comprehensive literature search was performed using the PRISMA guidelines on five scientific databases including Google Scholar, PubMed, AJOL, Science Direct, and Scopus for articles published from Nigeria dealing with the screening of blood, milk, or tick DNA for evidence of C. burnetii using any standard diagnostic approach. Of the 33 published articles subjected to full-text evaluation, more than 48% of the articles met the inclusion criteria and were thus included in this review. We observed different ranges of prevalence for C. burnetii antibodies from four vertebrate hosts including cattle (2.5–23.5%), sheep (3.8–12.0%), goats (3.1–10.9%), and humans (12.0–61.3%). Additionally, the use of molecular diagnostics revealed that the DNA of C. burnetii has been amplified in eight tick species including Hyalomma (Hy) dromedarii, Hy. truncatum, Hy. impeltatum, Hy. rufipes, Hy. impressum, Amblyomma (Am.) variegatum, Rhipicephalus (Rh.) evertsi evertsi, and Rh. annulatus. Two rodent’s species (Rattus rattus and Rattus norvegicus) in Nigeria were documented to show evidence of the bacterium with the detection of the DNA of C. burnetii in these two mammals. In conclusion, this review has provided more insight on the prevalence of C. burnetii and its associated host/vector in Nigeria. Domestic animals, peri-domestic animals, and ticks species harbor C. burnetii and could be a source of human infections. Due to the paucity of studies from southern Nigeria, we recommend that research groups with interest on vector-borne diseases need to consider more epidemiological studies in the future on C. burnetii prevalence in diverse hosts to help unravel their distribution and vector potentials in Nigeria as a whole.

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“…Farouk et al [9] demonstrated Brucella antibodies in cattle milk in Jigawa State where they reported the prevalence of 7.4% and 3.4% in marketed milk and in fresh milk. Brucellosis has also been reported in livestock and humans in many parts of Nigeria [10,11,12,13,14]. Small ruminants are the major source of meat supply in Yobe State, they play a vital role in the human diet and contribute a significant part of the total calories intake.…”

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Serological Survey of Brucella Infection in Small Ruminants in Yobe North, Yobe State, Nigeria

Adamu

2022

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Brucella infection is a zoonotic bacterial disease which affects variety of animals and humans. A cross-sectional survey was conducted in Jakusko Yobe North to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors associated with brucellosis. A total of 250 sera samples were collected aseptically from the jugular vein of sheep of both sex and different age groups, sera were screened against Brucella spp. using Rose Bengal Plate test (RBPT). The seroprevalence of 10.4% was recorded out of 250 sheep sampled, with the prevalence rates of 12.1% and 8.3% for female and male sheep respectively. There was no significant difference between sex and Brucella infection (OR = 0.6565, 95% CI = 0.2806 – 1.536, p = 0.443). Seroprevalence obtained was higher in sheep above two years (14.6%) but the seroprevalence was lower in sheep below two years (5.8 %), there was significant statistical difference between the age of sheep and Brucella infection (OR = 0.3619, 95% CI = 1463 – 0.8951, p = 0.0364). Though, brucellosis was reported in all the locations of sheep sampled, but there was no significant difference between the location of sheep. The study indicated the presence of Brucella infection in Jakusko and this is the first report of brucellosis in the study area, which is of public health significant because of the close contact between people and their animals. The information obtained will be useful in setting control, prevention, and eradication program among herdsmen/farmers.

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

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Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Sheep and Goats and associated Risk ‎Factors

Seroprevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Sheep and Goats and associated Risk ‎Factors

Distribution and Prevalence of Coxiella burnetii in Animals, Humans, and Ticks in Nigeria: A Systematic Review

Serological Survey of Brucella Infection in Small Ruminants in Yobe North, Yobe State, Nigeria

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