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Barriers to vaccine use in small ruminants and poultry in Tanzania
2022
Sitira Williams | Isabella Endacott | Abel B. Ekiri | Mirende Kichuki | Mariana Dineva | Erika Galipo | Vadim Alexeenko | Ruth Alafiatayo | Erik Mijten | Gabriel Varga | Alasdair J.C. Cook
Vaccination is an important disease prevention and control measure; however, vaccine adoption by livestock farmers in Tanzania is still low. This cross-sectional study examined the challenges to vaccine use faced by livestock owners and animal health professionals (AHPs) in Tanzania. A questionnaire was administered to 216 households that kept small ruminants and poultry and 19 AHPs’ data were collected electronically via the survey platform Qualtrics, and descriptive statistics were performed. Households with poultry reported vaccinating mostly against Newcastle disease (91.7%), fowl pox (48.1%) and Gumboro disease (37.0%), whilst households with small ruminants reported contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (62.2%), sheep and goat pox (17.1%), foot-and-mouth disease (7.3%) and peste des petits ruminants (7.3%). The households’ decision to vaccinate was mostly influenced by knowledge of diseases (82.4%), disease history on the farm (69.4%) and vaccine price (63.4%). Most households (54.6%) experienced challenges when purchasing vaccines, including high vaccine cost (78.0%), long distance from vaccine source (61.0%) and vaccine unavailability (21.2%). The findings suggest that improving the knowledge of livestock owners regarding the priority diseases and the benefits of vaccination, establishing more vaccine suppliers, improving vaccine distribution and access and training AHPs and households on appropriate vaccine storage and handling are necessary to improve vaccine adoption and ensure vaccine quality and effectiveness.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Influence of direct-fed microbial blend and Ferula elaeochytris on in vitro rumen fermentation pattern and degradability during simulated ruminal acidosis
2022
Sizmaz Ozge | Mickdam Elsayed | Eren Gultepe Eyüp
The use of probiotics and phytobiotics has attracted interest because of their protective effect against acidosis. Ferula elaeochytris (FE) is considered a good source of bioactive compounds, mainly monoterpene α-pinene. This study aimed to investigate the effect of a direct-fed microbial blend (Pro) and FE on rumen fermentation parameters in vitro under normal and acidosis conditions.
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2022
Lutpi Syamsiah Mohd | Abu Jalila | Arshad Siti Suri | Rahaman Nor Yasmin
Proventricular dilatation disease (PDD) is caused by avian bornavirus (ABV) has been identified in psittacine, non-psittacine birds and waterfowl. Birds may show signs of gastrointestinal tract deficit or neurological dysfunction or even both. The objectives of this study were to determine the molecular prevalence, risk factors and public awareness of ABV and PDD among captive and non-captive birds in Peninsular Malaysia.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Evaluation of a real-time PCR in combination with a cultivation method for the detection of Brucella abortus in organs of infected cattle in southern Italy
2022
Manzulli Viviana | Rondinone Valeria | Serrecchia Luigina | Petrella Antonio | Scaltrito Domenico | Marino Leonardo | Pace Lorenzo | Luigia Prencipe Maria | Cipolletta Dora | Nitti Mauro | Fasanella Antonio | Poppa Elena | Galante Domenico
Brucellosis is a widespread zoonosis of great economic importance for livestock farming in many areas of the world. It is a highly infectious disease which is diagnosed using conventional serological and microbiological methods. The aim of this study was to assess the efficiency of a specific real-time PCR in combination with broth cultivation in detecting Brucella spp. in organs of infected cattle, in order to compare the sensitivity of the two approaches and the time needed in them until a correct diagnosis is made.
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2022
Smreczak Marcin | Orłowska Anna | Müller Thomas | Freuling Conrad M. | Kawiak-Sadurska Magdalena | Trębas Paweł
Rabies as a zoonosis threatens public health worldwide. Several thousand people die each year of infections by the rabies virus (RABV). Oral rabies vaccination (ORV) of wildlife was successfully implemented in many European countries and led to rabies being brought under control there. In Poland, ORV was introduced in 1993 using vaccines containing an attenuated strain of the rabies virus. However, attenuated rabies viruses may have residual pathogenicity and cause the disease in target and non-target animals.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Potential risk of botulinum neurotoxin -producing clostridia occurrence in canned fish
2022
Jarosz Aleksandra | Grenda Tomasz | Goldsztejn Magdalena | Kozak Beata | Kwiatek Krzysztof
Heat treatment is indispensable in fish canning to provide an acceptable shelf life. Its optimisation reduces the risk of the presence of Clostridium botulinum spores, which could potentially cause botulism cases. This study evaluated canned fish samples for botulism neurotoxin (BoNT)-producing clostridia contamination and can bulging through microbiological contaminant growth. A new analytical approach was developed for detection of such clostridia and phenotypically similar species.
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2022
Bocian Łukasz | Frant Maciej | Ziętek-Barszcz Anna | Niemczuk Krzysztof | Szczotka-Bochniarz Anna
African swine fever (ASF) is a lethal haemorrhagic disease of Suidae, present in Poland since 2014. The natural reservoir of ASF in Europe is the wild boar (Sus scrofa); however, human activity facilitates long-distance introductions of the disease. In ASF control it is important to identify areas at increased risk of infection. Such identification and estimation of the disease’s progress and subsequent spread will help to identify the specific preventive action needs in given zones. Serving this purpose, this study is a spatial and statistical analysis of ASF spread through noted outbreak data.
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2022
Madejska Anna | Pawul-Gruba Marzena | Osek Jacek
Histamine intoxication, known as scombroid fish poisoning, is caused by the consumption of foods with high levels of histamine. This biogenic amine is formed as a result of histidine decarboxylation by bacterial decarboxylases present in food, including fish and fish products. The aim of this study was to investigate the content of histamine at different production stages of canned, marinated and smoked fish.
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2022
Kotnik Tina | Rataj Aleksandra Vergles | Šoba Barbara
The prevalence of Dirofilaria repens in dogs in countries bordering Slovenia ranges from 1.5% to 47.3%. The aim of this study was to estimate its prevalence in Slovenian dogs and to present the cases of dirofilariasis diagnosed in humans from 2010 to 2020.
显示更多 [+] 显示较少 [-]Comparison of commercial enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays for diagnosis of contagious agalactia caused by Mycoplasma agalactiae
2022
Sánchez Antonio | Contreras Antonio | Sánchez-Corral María L. | Martínez-Nista Carmen | Collado Soledad | Sáez José L. | Minguez Olga | Fe Christian de la
Contagious agalactia (CA) is a disease affecting small ruminants with worldwide distribution and caused by several mycoplasmas, especially M. agalactiae. The main option for systematic diagnosis under monitoring control programmes is the enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA) test.
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