Predicted changes in herd immunity levels against Rift Valley fever virus in livestock following a natural exposure

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cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Healthen
cg.coverage.countryKenyaen
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2KEen
cg.coverage.regionAfricaen
cg.coverage.regionEastern Africaen
cg.creator.identifierBernard Bett: 0000-0001-9376-2941en
cg.howPublishedGrey Literatureen
cg.identifier.urlhttps://www.slideshare.net/ILRI/predicted-changes-in-herd-immunity-patternsen
cg.placeNairobi, Kenyaen
cg.subject.ilriEMERGING DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriLIVESTOCKen
cg.subject.ilriRESEARCHen
cg.subject.ilriRVFen
dc.contributor.authorGachohi, John M.en
dc.contributor.authorBett, Bernard K.en
dc.date.accessioned2015-03-20T07:18:23Zen
dc.date.available2015-03-20T07:18:23Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/59788
dc.titlePredicted changes in herd immunity levels against Rift Valley fever virus in livestock following a natural exposureen
dcterms.abstractIntroduction Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) transmission gets elevated following periods of excessive and persistent rainfall. The average inter-epizootic period in Kenya has been estimated to be 3.6 years (range 1–7 years). It is presumed that herd immunity plays an important role in modifying the length of these intervals given that the risk of an epidemic intensifies when herd immunity is low. The objective of this study was to evaluate the relationship between herd immunity and RVFV transmission dynamics. Materials and methods We developed a model to simulate RVFV transmission dynamics. The model comprises 2 vectors (Aedes and Culex spp.) and 2-hosts (cattle and sheep). Vector population dynamics are driven by probability functions that use precipitation obtained from Tropical Rainfall Measuring Mission (TRMM). Host related parameters are based on socio-economic data obtained from empirical studies conducted in Ijara, Kenya. Following the predicted outbreak, we prevented further transmissions and run simulations for five years to assess the evolution of herd immunity patterns. Results and discussion The model reproduces the 2006/7 RVF outbreak and predicts a high herd immunity level at the end of that outbreak (93% in cattle and 81% in sheep). Five years after the end of the outbreak, the herd immunity levels decline to an average of 5.9% [range 2.5, 7.9%] in cattle and 0.1% [range 0, 0.43%] in sheep. The period predicted by the model closely mirrors the average inter-epizootic period in Kenya. The rate of decline is higher in sheep relative to cattle probably due to the greater population turnover associated with higher fecundity rate, off take, replacement rate and shorter lifespan. Other analyses show that seasonal/inter-annual transmissions boost herd immunity. These inter-annual transmissions might be responsible for sustaining herd immunity over time especially when there are no external shocks associated with droughts, migration and tribal animosities. Conclusions This is the first study to utilize a simulation model to demonstrate the impacts of RVF immunity on RVF transmission and it has huge potentials for use in evaluation of cost-effectiveness of vaccination campaigns.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Accessen
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.bibliographicCitationGachohi, J. and Bett, B. 2014. Predicted changes in herd immunity levels against Rift Valley fever virus in livestock following a natural exposure. Presented at the third Medical and Veterinary Virus Research Symposium (MVVR-3), Nairobi, Kenya, 17 October 2014. Nairobi, Kenya: ILRI.en
dcterms.issued2014-10-17en
dcterms.languageenen
dcterms.publisherInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.typePresentationen

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