Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya
Objectives Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. The Maasai Mara National Reserve has vast populations of wild ruminants such as buffaloes and wildebeest which could contribute to the risk of brucellosis in livestock, a...
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| author | Enström, S. Nthiwa, D. Bett, Bernard K. Karlsson, A. Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. |
| author_browse | Alonso, Silvia Bett, Bernard K. Enström, S. Karlsson, A. Lindahl, Johanna F. Nthiwa, D. |
| author_facet | Enström, S. Nthiwa, D. Bett, Bernard K. Karlsson, A. Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. |
| author_sort | Enström, S. |
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| description | Objectives Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. The Maasai Mara National Reserve has vast populations of wild ruminants such as buffaloes and wildebeest which could contribute to the risk of brucellosis in livestock, and the surrounding pastoralist communities grazing cattle in and around the reserve may be exposed to a higher risk of zoonotic diseases like brucellosis due to the close contact with livestock. In this study, cattle from three villages at varying distance from the reserve, were screened for antibodies against Brucella abortus. Results In total, 12.44% of 225 sampled animals were seropositive, with more females (15%) infected than males (5%). Seroprevalence was higher in livestock closer to Maasai Mara with the cattle in the village Mara Rianta having an odds ratio of 7.03 compared to Endoinyo Narasha further away (95% CI 1.4–11.1, p = 0.003), suggesting that a closer contact with wildlife may increase the circulation of infectious diseases between livestock and wildlife. Symptoms consistent with brucellosis were reported to occur in both humans and animals, and we thus conclude that brucellosis may be an important problem, both for the health and the economy. |
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| spelling | CGSpace899072024-05-01T08:18:19Z Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya Enström, S. Nthiwa, D. Bett, Bernard K. Karlsson, A. Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. animal diseases cattle livestock brucellosis zoonoses Objectives Brucellosis is caused by bacteria from the genus Brucella which infect human and domestic animals as well as wildlife. The Maasai Mara National Reserve has vast populations of wild ruminants such as buffaloes and wildebeest which could contribute to the risk of brucellosis in livestock, and the surrounding pastoralist communities grazing cattle in and around the reserve may be exposed to a higher risk of zoonotic diseases like brucellosis due to the close contact with livestock. In this study, cattle from three villages at varying distance from the reserve, were screened for antibodies against Brucella abortus. Results In total, 12.44% of 225 sampled animals were seropositive, with more females (15%) infected than males (5%). Seroprevalence was higher in livestock closer to Maasai Mara with the cattle in the village Mara Rianta having an odds ratio of 7.03 compared to Endoinyo Narasha further away (95% CI 1.4–11.1, p = 0.003), suggesting that a closer contact with wildlife may increase the circulation of infectious diseases between livestock and wildlife. Symptoms consistent with brucellosis were reported to occur in both humans and animals, and we thus conclude that brucellosis may be an important problem, both for the health and the economy. 2017-12 2018-01-03T16:20:30Z 2018-01-03T16:20:30Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89907 en Open Access Springer Enström, S., Nthiwa, D., Bett, B., Karlsson, A., Alonso, S. and Lindahl, J.F. 2017. Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya. BMC Research Notes 10: 615. |
| spellingShingle | animal diseases cattle livestock brucellosis zoonoses Enström, S. Nthiwa, D. Bett, Bernard K. Karlsson, A. Alonso, Silvia Lindahl, Johanna F. Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title | Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title_full | Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title_fullStr | Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title_full_unstemmed | Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title_short | Brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in Kenya |
| title_sort | brucella seroprevalence in cattle near a wildlife reserve in kenya |
| topic | animal diseases cattle livestock brucellosis zoonoses |
| url | https://hdl.handle.net/10568/89907 |
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