Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria
INTRODUCTION: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis of public health importance. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among slaughtered cattle as well as challenges to the protection of abattoir workers in Nigeria. METHODS: a slaughterhouse study was con...
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| author | Modupe Comfort Ayoola Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye Eniola Cadmus Emmanuel Awosanya Olufemi Akinyele Popoola Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi Lorraine Perrett Andrew Taylor Judy Stack Ignacio Moriyon Simeon Idowu Cadmus |
| author_facet | Modupe Comfort Ayoola Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye Eniola Cadmus Emmanuel Awosanya Olufemi Akinyele Popoola Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi Lorraine Perrett Andrew Taylor Judy Stack Ignacio Moriyon Simeon Idowu Cadmus |
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| description | INTRODUCTION: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis of public health importance. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among slaughtered cattle as well as challenges to the protection of abattoir workers in Nigeria. METHODS: a slaughterhouse study was conducted in a major abattoir in Ibadan from March to August, 2013. To diagnose brucellosis, serum samples from 1,241 slaughtered cattle were tested using Rose-Bengal test (RBT) and competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA); again, 57 milk samples were tested with milk ring test (MRT) and indirect ELISA (iELISA). Furthermore, a survey on the usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and challenges to its use by abattoir workers was done. Data were analysed using Stata 12. RESULTS: seroprevalence by RBT was 7.8%; 77.3% (75/97) of these were corroborated by cELISA. Prevalence in milk samples by MRT and indirect ELISA were 33.3% and 3.5%, respectively. Sex (OR: 2.5; 95%CI:1.3-4.5) was the factor significantly associated with Brucella seropositivity. None of the abattoir workers used standard protective overalls; while, 99.6% of the meat handlers and 84.1% of the butchers worked barefoot. Most of the workers (75.7%) wore no protective gloves. The respondents agreed that provision of free PPE and sanctions against non-users would encourage its use. CONCLUSION: our findings indicate moderate prevalence (7.8%) of bovine brucellosis with sex of cattle being a risk factor. A notable barrier to better protection of abattoir workers against brucellosis is perceived inconvenience arising from use of gloves. Therefore, preventive and control measures against brucellosis must include education and use of PPE among abattoir workers. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-4fa4aa348cf04744a9125d4482076bad2022-12-22T01:41:01ZengThe Pan African Medical JournalThe Pan African Medical Journal1937-86881937-86882017-09-01286810.11604/pamj.2017.28.68.1092510925Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western NigeriaModupe Comfort Ayoola0Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye1Eniola Cadmus2Emmanuel Awosanya3Olufemi Akinyele Popoola4Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi5Lorraine Perrett6Andrew Taylor7Judy Stack8Ignacio Moriyon9Simeon Idowu Cadmus10 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Community Medicine, Faculty of Clinical Sciences, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Health Policy and Management, Faculty of Public Health, College of Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom Department of Bacteriology, Animal and Plant Health Agency, Surrey, United Kingdom Instituto de Salud Tropical y Departamento, Microbiología y Parasitología, Universidad de Navarra, Edificio de Investigación, c/Irunlarrea 1, 31008 Pamplona, Spain Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria INTRODUCTION: Brucellosis is a neglected zoonosis of public health importance. This study was conducted to determine the prevalence and risk factors of brucellosis among slaughtered cattle as well as challenges to the protection of abattoir workers in Nigeria. METHODS: a slaughterhouse study was conducted in a major abattoir in Ibadan from March to August, 2013. To diagnose brucellosis, serum samples from 1,241 slaughtered cattle were tested using Rose-Bengal test (RBT) and competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA); again, 57 milk samples were tested with milk ring test (MRT) and indirect ELISA (iELISA). Furthermore, a survey on the usage of personal protective equipment (PPE) and challenges to its use by abattoir workers was done. Data were analysed using Stata 12. RESULTS: seroprevalence by RBT was 7.8%; 77.3% (75/97) of these were corroborated by cELISA. Prevalence in milk samples by MRT and indirect ELISA were 33.3% and 3.5%, respectively. Sex (OR: 2.5; 95%CI:1.3-4.5) was the factor significantly associated with Brucella seropositivity. None of the abattoir workers used standard protective overalls; while, 99.6% of the meat handlers and 84.1% of the butchers worked barefoot. Most of the workers (75.7%) wore no protective gloves. The respondents agreed that provision of free PPE and sanctions against non-users would encourage its use. CONCLUSION: our findings indicate moderate prevalence (7.8%) of bovine brucellosis with sex of cattle being a risk factor. A notable barrier to better protection of abattoir workers against brucellosis is perceived inconvenience arising from use of gloves. Therefore, preventive and control measures against brucellosis must include education and use of PPE among abattoir workers. https://www.panafrican-med-journal.com/content/article/28/68/pdf/68.pdf brucellosisprevalenceslaughtered cattleprotective wearsabattoir workers |
| spellingShingle | Modupe Comfort Ayoola Victor Oluwatoyin Akinseye Eniola Cadmus Emmanuel Awosanya Olufemi Akinyele Popoola Oluwaseun Oladapo Akinyemi Lorraine Perrett Andrew Taylor Judy Stack Ignacio Moriyon Simeon Idowu Cadmus Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria The Pan African Medical Journal brucellosis prevalence slaughtered cattle protective wears abattoir workers |
| title | Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria |
| title_full | Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria |
| title_fullStr | Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria |
| title_full_unstemmed | Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria |
| title_short | Prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in Ibadan, South-Western Nigeria |
| title_sort | prevalence of bovine brucellosis in slaughtered cattle and barriers to better protection of abattoir workers in ibadan south western nigeria |
| topic | brucellosis prevalence slaughtered cattle protective wears abattoir workers |
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