Serosurveillance of foot-and-mouth disease virus in selected livestock-wildlife interface areas of Tanzania

Mathias, Mkama; Kasanga, Christopher J.; Sallu, Raphael; Ranga, Ezekia; Yongolo, Mmeta; Mulumba, Misheck; Rweyemamu, Mark M.; Wambura, Philemon N.

doi:10.4102/ojvr.v81i2.718

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“…Seroprevalence of FMD in buffalo and cattle in Tanzania is high. Mkama et al [56] found an overall prevalence of 76.3% (248 of 330) for buffalo and cattle, with the buffalos from western Tanzania having a 100% seroprevalence (29 of 29). Antibodies to FMDV decrease faster in sheep than cattle [57], which could be one explanation for the difference in seroprevalence between small and large ruminants.…”

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Seroprevalence and risk factors for peste des petits ruminants and selected differential diagnosis in sheep and goats in Tanzania

Torsson

Berg

Misinzo

et al. 2017

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

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Introduction: Livestock husbandry is critical for food security and poverty reduction in a low-income country like Tanzania. Infectious disease is one of the major constraints reducing the productivity in this sector. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is one of the most important diseases affecting small ruminants, but other infectious diseases may also be present. Objective: The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors for exposure to PPR, contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), bluetongue (BT), and bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) in sheep and goats in Tanzania. Methods: Serum samples were collected in 2014 and 2015, and analysed using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays to detect antibodies to the five pathogens. Results and discussion: This is the first description of seroprevalence of FMD and BT among small ruminants in Tanzania. Risk factor analysis identified sex (female) (OR for 2014: PPR: 2.49, CCPP: 3.11, FMD: 2.98, BT: 12.4, OR for 2015: PPR: 14.1, CCPP: 1.10, FMD: 2.67, BT: 1.90, BVD: 4.73) and increasing age (>2 years) (OR for 2014: PPR: 14.9, CCPP: 2.34, FMD: 7.52, BT: 126, OR for 2015: PPR: 8.13, CCPP: 1.11, FMD: 2.98, BT: 7.83, BVD: 4.74) as risk factors for exposure to these diseases.

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Seroprevalence and risk factors for peste des petits ruminants and selected differential diagnosis in sheep and goats in Tanzania

Torsson

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Misinzo

et al. 2017

Infection Ecology & Epidemiology

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“…In order to maintain commercial trade links, effective vaccination campaigns and stringent control measures have been used to eradicate FMD in Europe and much of South America where the disease was previously endemic. Despite this, the disease continues to circulate on several continents as a consequence of complex epidemiological dynamics and maintenance patterns within both wildlife and livestock (4,5). Sporadic incursions of FMD from these endemic pools continue to threaten countries with disease-free status (6).…”

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Genomics and outbreaks: foot and mouth disease

Freimanis¹,

Nardo²,

Bankowska³

et al. 2016

Rev. Sci. Tech. OIE

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Foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) is an animal pathogen of global economic significance. Identifying the sources of outbreaks plays an important role in disease control; however, this can be confounded by the ease with which FMDV can spread via movement of infected livestock and animal products, aerosols or fomites, e.g. contaminated persons and objects. As sequencing technologies have advanced, this review highlights the uses of viral genomic data in helping to understand the global distribution and transboundary movements of FMDV, and the role that these approaches have played in control and surveillance programmes. The recent application of next-generation sequencing platforms to address important epidemiological and evolutionary challenges is discussed with particular reference to the advent of 'omics' technologies.

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“…Furthermore, (14). Serosurveillance of FMDV in wildlife in Tanzania showed that 76.3% of tested buffalo sera samples were positive for FMDV using non-structure FMDV ELISA test for detection of antibodies directed against 3ABC non-structural proteins and confirming natural infection (34). The results of similar studies in wildlife species in Nigeria showed the 3ABC positive reactors in some waterbucks, wildebeests and elands and suggested that wildlife could equally play an important role in the overall epidemiology of FMD in Nigeria (7).…”

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Foot-and mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants – the role of wildlife in the epidemiology and control of diseases

Niedbalski¹,

Fitzner²,

Kęsy³

2023

Medycyna Weterynaryjna

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Foot-and mouth disease (FMD) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) are highly contagious and an economically devastating diseases, currently endemic to the African and Asian continents. The aim of this paper was to present the role of wildlife in the epidemiology of both diseases. There are more than 100 species of wild, feral, laboratory, or domesticated animals that have been infected naturally or experimentally with FMD or PPR viruses. Experimental infections of several African wild ruminants can result in clinical FMD. African buffalo represents the best known FMD wild host reservoir in Sub-Saharan Africa. North American mule deer were found susceptible to FMDV infection with significant mortality. Other wild ruminants such as impala can also contribute to FMDV maintenance. In Europe several deer species and the Eurasian wild boar are susceptible to FMDV. PPRV has been reported to have infected some wildlife, such as African buffalo, saiga antelope, dorcas gazelles, gemsbok, Nubian ibex and some other ungulate species. The role of wildlife in FMD and PPR epidemiology may concern wildlife as indicators, victims, bridge hosts or maintenance hosts for both diseases. In addition, they are occasionally victims of disease outbreaks, and they are often relevant for disease management as either bridge or maintenance hosts. Wildlife deserves to become a key component of future integrated surveillance and disease control strategies in an ever-changing world. However, it must be stated that efforts to control FMD and PPR in wildlife may not be successful when the diseases are endemic in livestock and may cause more harm to wildlife, human livelihoods, and domestic animals.

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Serosurveillance of foot-and-mouth disease virus in selected livestock-wildlife interface areas of Tanzania

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Seroprevalence and risk factors for peste des petits ruminants and selected differential diagnosis in sheep and goats in Tanzania

Seroprevalence and risk factors for peste des petits ruminants and selected differential diagnosis in sheep and goats in Tanzania

Genomics and outbreaks: foot and mouth disease

Foot-and mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants – the role of wildlife in the epidemiology and control of diseases

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