Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam

Background Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease with a global distribution, affecting a wide range of mammalian animals and humans. Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the major vector-borne zoonotic disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the s...

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Autores principales: Hu Suk Lee, To Long Thanh, Nguyen Khanh Ly, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Thakur, Krishna K., Grace, Delia
Formato: Journal Article
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Publicado: Public Library of Science 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102402
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author Hu Suk Lee
To Long Thanh
Nguyen Khanh Ly
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Thakur, Krishna K.
Grace, Delia
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Hu Suk Lee
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Nguyen Khanh Ly
Thakur, Krishna K.
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Nguyen Khanh Ly
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Thakur, Krishna K.
Grace, Delia
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description Background Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease with a global distribution, affecting a wide range of mammalian animals and humans. Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the major vector-borne zoonotic disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of serovar-specific Leptospira and JE in swine from 10 provinces in Vietnam. Methods Samples were initially collected for swine influenza surveillance from March to April 2017 at large-scale farms (with at least 50 sows and/or 250 fattening pigs) with pigs that tested positive for influenza in the previous surveillance period (2015–16). Findings A total of 2,000 sera samples were analyzed from 10 provinces. Overall, the seroprevalence of leptospirosis was 21.05% (95% CI: 19.28–22.90) using a cut-off titer of ≥ 1:100. The apparent prevalence of JE was 73.45% (95% CI: 71.46–75.37) while the true prevalence was slightly higher (74.46%, 95% credible interval: 73.73–86.41). We found a relatively high presence of leptospirosis and JE in pigs kept on large farms. Prevalence was comparable with other studies suggesting opportunistic testing of samples collected for other surveillance purposes can be a valuable tool to better understand and prevent the potential transmission of these zoonotic diseases from pigs to people in Vietnam. Conclusion Our study provides evidence to veterinarians and animal health professionals for evidence-based practice such as diagnosis, vaccination and zoonotic control. Further investigation into the possible role of different domestic animals, wildlife species or environmental factors is needed to identify the potential risk factors and transmission routes in Vietnam.
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spelling CGSpace1024022023-12-08T19:36:04Z Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam Hu Suk Lee To Long Thanh Nguyen Khanh Ly Hung Nguyen-Viet Thakur, Krishna K. Grace, Delia zoonoses swine disease prevalence Background Leptospirosis is an important zoonotic disease with a global distribution, affecting a wide range of mammalian animals and humans. Japanese encephalitis (JE) virus is the major vector-borne zoonotic disease in the Asia-Pacific region. The main objective of this study was to evaluate the seroprevalence of serovar-specific Leptospira and JE in swine from 10 provinces in Vietnam. Methods Samples were initially collected for swine influenza surveillance from March to April 2017 at large-scale farms (with at least 50 sows and/or 250 fattening pigs) with pigs that tested positive for influenza in the previous surveillance period (2015–16). Findings A total of 2,000 sera samples were analyzed from 10 provinces. Overall, the seroprevalence of leptospirosis was 21.05% (95% CI: 19.28–22.90) using a cut-off titer of ≥ 1:100. The apparent prevalence of JE was 73.45% (95% CI: 71.46–75.37) while the true prevalence was slightly higher (74.46%, 95% credible interval: 73.73–86.41). We found a relatively high presence of leptospirosis and JE in pigs kept on large farms. Prevalence was comparable with other studies suggesting opportunistic testing of samples collected for other surveillance purposes can be a valuable tool to better understand and prevent the potential transmission of these zoonotic diseases from pigs to people in Vietnam. Conclusion Our study provides evidence to veterinarians and animal health professionals for evidence-based practice such as diagnosis, vaccination and zoonotic control. Further investigation into the possible role of different domestic animals, wildlife species or environmental factors is needed to identify the potential risk factors and transmission routes in Vietnam. 2019-08-01 2019-08-02T11:24:32Z 2019-08-02T11:24:32Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102402 en Open Access Public Library of Science Hu Suk Lee, To Long Thanh, Nguyen Khanh Ly, Hung Nguyen-Viet, Thakur, K.K. and Grace, D. 2019. Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam. PLOS ONE 14(8): e0214701.
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disease prevalence
Hu Suk Lee
To Long Thanh
Nguyen Khanh Ly
Hung Nguyen-Viet
Thakur, Krishna K.
Grace, Delia
Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title_full Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title_fullStr Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title_full_unstemmed Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title_short Seroprevalence of leptospirosis and Japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of Vietnam
title_sort seroprevalence of leptospirosis and japanese encephalitis in swine in ten provinces of vietnam
topic zoonoses
swine
disease prevalence
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/102402
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