Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania
A study was designed and carried out between January and June 2016 as part of a larger initiative to assess the health status of animals in a pastoral village of Naitolia, Monduli District in northern Tanzania. A total of 511 blood samples from 239 cattle, 207 goats, and 65 sheep were collected and...
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| description | A study was designed and carried out between January and June 2016 as part of a larger initiative to assess the health status of animals in a pastoral village of Naitolia, Monduli District in northern Tanzania. A total of 511 blood samples from 239 cattle, 207 goats, and 65 sheep were collected and analyzed for the presence of haemoparasites causing tick-borne diseases and Brucella spp causing brucellosis in animals and humans. The serum obtained from the blood was tested using a Rose Bengal Plate test for Brucella where cattle had overall 4 positives (1.7 %) and in sheep and goats 12 were positive (4.41 %). Among the sheep and goats, the goats had 11 positives (5.31 %) and only one sheep (1.54 %) was positive for Brucella spp. There was no statistically significant difference with age, sub-village, lactation status and species, however, the Ormang'wai sub-village had a 25 % less chance of seroconversion, and lactating animals had 18 % more odds for seropositivity. On the other hand, goats had more than triple the chance of seroconversion. These findings indicate that herds in pastoral settings are exposed to infections and potentially pose a risk to communities, especially women and children who attend to the animals most of the time. We recommend incorporating food safety education as part of one health intervention to improve rural livelihoods and welfare. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-ab35d60bce7646908a2f6971b7d03e712025-08-20T03:47:20ZengElsevierOne Health2352-77142025-06-012010103310.1016/j.onehlt.2025.101033Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern TanzaniaSharadhuli I. Kimera0Lesakit S.B. Mellau1John B. Kaneene2College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Department of Veterinary Medicine and Public Health, PO Box 3021, Morogoro, TanzaniaMwalimu Julius K. Nyerere University of Agriculture and Technology, PO Box 976, Musoma, TanzaniaCenter for Comparative Epidemiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, Michigan State University, 736 Wilson Road, Room A109, East Lansing, MI 48824-1314, USA; Corresponding author.A study was designed and carried out between January and June 2016 as part of a larger initiative to assess the health status of animals in a pastoral village of Naitolia, Monduli District in northern Tanzania. A total of 511 blood samples from 239 cattle, 207 goats, and 65 sheep were collected and analyzed for the presence of haemoparasites causing tick-borne diseases and Brucella spp causing brucellosis in animals and humans. The serum obtained from the blood was tested using a Rose Bengal Plate test for Brucella where cattle had overall 4 positives (1.7 %) and in sheep and goats 12 were positive (4.41 %). Among the sheep and goats, the goats had 11 positives (5.31 %) and only one sheep (1.54 %) was positive for Brucella spp. There was no statistically significant difference with age, sub-village, lactation status and species, however, the Ormang'wai sub-village had a 25 % less chance of seroconversion, and lactating animals had 18 % more odds for seropositivity. On the other hand, goats had more than triple the chance of seroconversion. These findings indicate that herds in pastoral settings are exposed to infections and potentially pose a risk to communities, especially women and children who attend to the animals most of the time. We recommend incorporating food safety education as part of one health intervention to improve rural livelihoods and welfare.http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425000692Rose Bengal Plate testPastoralismZoonosisOne HealthAnimal health |
| spellingShingle | Sharadhuli I. Kimera Lesakit S.B. Mellau John B. Kaneene Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania One Health Rose Bengal Plate test Pastoralism Zoonosis One Health Animal health |
| title | Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania |
| title_full | Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania |
| title_short | Prevalence of Brucellosis in cattle, sheep, and goats in rural pastoral settings in Northern Tanzania |
| title_sort | prevalence of brucellosis in cattle sheep and goats in rural pastoral settings in northern tanzania |
| topic | Rose Bengal Plate test Pastoralism Zoonosis One Health Animal health |
| url | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352771425000692 |
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