Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria
Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a major global zoonosis. It has a complex ecological distribution with almost unpredictable epidemiological features thus placing it topmost in the World Organization for Animal Health list A poultry diseases. Structured questionnaire survey of poultry far...
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| author | Ibrahim Waziri Musa Paul Ayuba Abdu Anthony Kojo Bedu Sackey Sunday Blessing Oladele |
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| description | Highly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a major global zoonosis. It has a complex ecological distribution with almost unpredictable epidemiological features thus placing it topmost in the World Organization for Animal Health list A poultry diseases. Structured questionnaire survey of poultry farmer’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in two Nigerian states revealed the presence of risk farming practices that may enable avian influenza high chance of introduction/reintroduction. There existed significant statistical association between farmer’s educational levels and AI awareness and zoonotic awareness (). Poultry rearing of multiage and species (81%), multiple sources of stock (62%), inadequate dead-bird disposal (71%), and access to live bird markets (LBMs) (62%) constituted major biosecurity threats in these poultry farming communities. Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test detected antibodies against H5 avian influenza (AI) in 8 of the 400 sera samples; rapid antigen detection test kit (RADTK) was negative for all the 400 cloaca and trachea swabs. These results and other poultry diseases similar to AI observed in this study could invariably affect avian influenza early detection, reporting, and control. We recommend strong policy initiatives towards poultry farmers’ attitudinal change and increasing efforts on awareness of the implications of future HPAI outbreaks in Nigeria. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-56b2e39a7e1a4836965812dfcde995db2025-08-20T02:05:56ZengWileyVeterinary Medicine International2090-81132042-00482013-01-01201310.1155/2013/531491531491Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, NigeriaIbrahim Waziri Musa0Paul Ayuba Abdu1Anthony Kojo Bedu Sackey2Sunday Blessing Oladele3Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaFaculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, NigeriaHighly pathogenic avian influenza (HPAI) is a major global zoonosis. It has a complex ecological distribution with almost unpredictable epidemiological features thus placing it topmost in the World Organization for Animal Health list A poultry diseases. Structured questionnaire survey of poultry farmer’s knowledge, attitudes, and practices (KAP) in two Nigerian states revealed the presence of risk farming practices that may enable avian influenza high chance of introduction/reintroduction. There existed significant statistical association between farmer’s educational levels and AI awareness and zoonotic awareness (). Poultry rearing of multiage and species (81%), multiple sources of stock (62%), inadequate dead-bird disposal (71%), and access to live bird markets (LBMs) (62%) constituted major biosecurity threats in these poultry farming communities. Haemagglutination inhibition (HI) test detected antibodies against H5 avian influenza (AI) in 8 of the 400 sera samples; rapid antigen detection test kit (RADTK) was negative for all the 400 cloaca and trachea swabs. These results and other poultry diseases similar to AI observed in this study could invariably affect avian influenza early detection, reporting, and control. We recommend strong policy initiatives towards poultry farmers’ attitudinal change and increasing efforts on awareness of the implications of future HPAI outbreaks in Nigeria.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/531491 |
| spellingShingle | Ibrahim Waziri Musa Paul Ayuba Abdu Anthony Kojo Bedu Sackey Sunday Blessing Oladele Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria Veterinary Medicine International |
| title | Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria |
| title_full | Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria |
| title_short | Survey for Highly Pathogenic Avian Influenza from Poultry in Two Northeastern States, Nigeria |
| title_sort | survey for highly pathogenic avian influenza from poultry in two northeastern states nigeria |
| url | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2013/531491 |
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