Participatory and transdisciplinary studies of Brucella infection in humans and animals in Yunnan Province, China—Lessons learned

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cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and developing country instituteen
cg.authorship.typesCGIAR and advanced research instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationYunnan Agricultural Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationYunnan Institute of Endemic Disease Control and Preventionen
cg.contributor.affiliationInternational Livestock Research Instituteen
cg.contributor.affiliationUppsala Universityen
cg.contributor.affiliationSwedish University of Agricultural Sciencesen
cg.contributor.affiliationYunnan Academy of Grassland and Animal Scienceen
cg.contributor.affiliationFood and Agriculture Organization of the United Nationsen
cg.contributor.crpAgriculture for Nutrition and Health
cg.contributor.donorInternational Development Research Centreen
cg.coverage.countryChina
cg.coverage.iso3166-alpha2CN
cg.coverage.regionAsia
cg.coverage.regionEastern Asia
cg.coverage.subregionYunnan
cg.creator.identifierJohanna Lindahl: 0000-0002-1175-0398en
cg.howPublishedFormally Publisheden
cg.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3390/tropicalmed6030134en
cg.isijournalISI Journalen
cg.issn2414-6366en
cg.issue3en
cg.journalTropical Medicine and Infectious Diseaseen
cg.reviewStatusPeer Reviewen
cg.subject.ilriANIMAL DISEASESen
cg.subject.ilriBRUCELLOSISen
cg.subject.ilriHUMAN HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriONE HEALTHen
cg.subject.ilriZOONOTIC DISEASESen
cg.subject.impactAreaNutrition, health and food security
cg.subject.sdgSDG 2 - Zero hungeren
cg.subject.sdgSDG 3 - Good health and well-beingen
cg.volume6en
dc.contributor.authorWengui Lien
dc.contributor.authorXiangdong Yangen
dc.contributor.authorLindahl, Johanna F.en
dc.contributor.authorGuorong Yangen
dc.contributor.authorGilbert, Jeffreyen
dc.contributor.authorUnger, Freden
dc.date.accessioned2021-07-21T18:08:09Zen
dc.date.available2021-07-21T18:08:09Zen
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/10568/114349
dc.titleParticipatory and transdisciplinary studies of Brucella infection in humans and animals in Yunnan Province, China—Lessons learneden
dcterms.abstractBrucellosis is an important zoonosis occurring globally. In addition to the risk for disease in humans, the disease causes production losses, since the disease in livestock is characterized by abortion and other reproductive failures. The disease is a public health concern in China, but no information is available on knowledge, perception and awareness of potential risk groups such as farmers, butchers and animal health workers; yet successful control requires compliance of those affected groups to be effective. Following the principles of the Ecohealth approach, emphasis was given to participation of all relevant stakeholders, use of qualitative and quantitative tools, and cross-sectorial collaboration. Data collection included on-farm questionnaires (N = 192) and collection of bulk milk samples of goat (N = 40), cattle (N = 45) and buffalo (N = 41) from farms, as well as serum samples (N = 228) from humans. Milk samples were tested with an ELISA for presence of antibodies, while a serum agglutination test was used for human samples. Qualitative work included 17 focus group discussion (FGD) with villagers and 47 in-depth interviews (IDI) with village animal health workers, doctors, and butchers, focused on knowledge, perception and awareness on zoonoses including brucellosis. Results from questionnaires indicate that abortions are a common problem; cattle with abortion history are kept for further insemination and the milk still consumed or sold. Antibodies against Brucella were detected in cows’ (5/45) and goats’ (1/40) milk samples, and in human samples (5/126) in Yiliang, while in Mangshi, all buffalo (N = 41) and humans (N = 102) were negative. FGD and IDI results showed an alarmingly low knowledge and awareness on zoonoses; particularly, low awareness about brucellosis was noted, even among the professional groups. Collaboration between village animal health workers and doctors was uncommon. No confirmed brucellosis cases were found in retrospective investigation of hospital and veterinary stations. This study demonstrates the presence of brucellosis in livestock and humans in Yunnan, indicating a non-negligible risk for humans. It is also made apparent that there is a need for increased awareness among both farmers and professionals in order to reduce the risk of zoonotic transmissions.en
dcterms.accessRightsOpen Access
dcterms.audienceScientistsen
dcterms.audienceAcademicsen
dcterms.available2021-07-15en
dcterms.bibliographicCitationLi, W., Yang, X., Lindahl, J.F., Yang, G., Gilbert, J. and Unger, F. 2021. Participatory and transdisciplinary studies of Brucella infection in humans and animals in Yunnan Province, China—Lessons learned. Tropical Medicine and Infectious Disease 6(3): 134.en
dcterms.extent134en
dcterms.issued2021-07-15en
dcterms.languageen
dcterms.licenseCC-BY-4.0
dcterms.publisherMDPIen
dcterms.subjectbrucellosisen
dcterms.subjectzoonosesen
dcterms.subjectanimal diseasesen
dcterms.subjecthealthen
dcterms.typeJournal Article

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