Seroprevalence of brucellosis, knowledge, and risky practices in dairy cattle owners and workers in Maekel and Debub regions, Eritrea

Simple item page
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen_US
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMinistry of Agriculture, Eritreaen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationAddis Ababa Universityen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Glasgowen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationMassawa Hospitalen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationUniversity of Liverpoolen_US
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen_US
cg.contributor.donorUK Research and Innovationen_US
cg.contributor.donorBiotechnology and Biological Sciences Research Council, United Kingdomen_US
cg.coverage.countryEritreaen_US
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2ERen_US
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen_US
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen_US
cg.creator.identifierSiobhan Mor: 0000-0003-0121-2016en_US
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden_US
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.4269/ajtmh.23-0476en_US
cg.isijournalISI Journalen_US
cg.issn1476-1645en_US
cg.issue2en_US
cg.journalAmerican Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen_US
cg.subject.actionAreaResilient Agrifood Systemsen_US
cg.subject.ilriBRUCELLOSISen_US
cg.subject.ilriCATTLEen_US
cg.subject.ilriDAIRYINGen_US
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen_US
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food securityen_US
cg.subject.impactPlatformNutrition, Health and Food Securityen_US
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen_US
cg.volume111en_US
dc.contributor.authorEfrem, G.H.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMihreteab, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorGhebremariam, M.K.en_US
dc.contributor.authorTesfai, B.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMor, Siobhan M.en_US
dc.contributor.authorMamo, G.en_US
dc.date.accessioned2024-08-25T18:29:24Zen_US
dc.date.available2024-08-25T18:29:24Zen_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/151843en_US
dc.titleSeroprevalence of brucellosis, knowledge, and risky practices in dairy cattle owners and workers in Maekel and Debub regions, Eritreaen_US
dcterms.abstractBrucellosis is a zoonotic disease with worldwide distribution. In Eritrea, the status of the disease in occupa tionally exposed dairy farmers is unknown. The objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of brucellosis, level of knowledge, and risky practices of dairy cattle owners/workers in Maekel and Debub regions, Eritrea. A cross sectional study was conducted between August 2021 and February 2022. A total of 416 dairy cattle owners and workers underwent blood collection and interview using a standardized questionnaire. Blood samples were tested using Rose Ben gal Plate Test, and positive samples were confirmed using competitive ELISA. Variation in knowledge scores by sociode mographic factors and practices were explored statistically. The apparent and true seroprevalence was 1.2% (95% CI: 0.05–2.8%) and 1.4% (95% CI: 0.6–3.4%), respectively. Apparent seroprevalence was similar in Maekel (1.1%) and Debub (1.2%) regions. Nearly half of the participants (49.5%) had never heard of brucellosis before. Overall, brucellosis knowledge score was low (mean score: 6.53/20). Knowledge score was higher in participants from Maekel region (P < 0.001), older participants (P = 0.035), those with higher educational attainment (P = 0.001), and those with more years of experience working in dairy farming (P = 0.001). Knowledge score was lower in farm workers compared with family members (P = 0.016). No significant differences in knowledge score existed between participants who engaged in or did not engage in potential risky practices. In summary, the prevalence of brucellosis in dairy cattle owners/workers in Maekel and Debub regions, Eritrea, was low. Participants demonstrated limited knowledge of brucellosis and engaged in risky practices.en_US
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen_US
dcterms.audienceScientistsen_US
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen_US
dcterms.available2024-08-07en_US
dcterms.bibliographicCitationEfrem, G.H., Mihreteab, B., Ghebremariam, M.K., Tesfai, B., Mor, S.M. and Mamo, G. 2024. Seroprevalence of brucellosis, knowledge, and risky practices in dairy cattle owners and workers in Maekel and Debub regions, Eritrea. American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene 111(2): 300–304.en_US
dcterms.extent300–304en_US
dcterms.issued2024-08-07en_US
dcterms.languageenen_US
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0en_US
dcterms.publisherAmerican Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygieneen_US
dcterms.subjectbrucellosisen_US
dcterms.subjectdairyingen_US
dcterms.subjectcattleen_US
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen_US
dcterms.typeJournal Articleen_US

Files

License bundle

Now showing 1 - 1 of 1
Thumbnail Image
Name:
license.txt
Size:
1.75 KB
Format:
Item-specific license agreed upon to submission
Description:
Download

Collections

ILRI animal and human health program outputs (2017-2024)
ILRI articles in journals
One Health regional network for the Horn of Africa (HORN)