MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GOAT PDX ON SMALL HOLDER SHEEP AND GOATS FARMERS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
MOLECULAR EPIDEMIOLOGY AND ECONOMIC IMPACT OF GOAT PDX ON SMALL HOLDER SHEEP AND GOATS FARMERS IN NORTH CENTRAL NIGERIA
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DOI：
10.1016/j.smallrumres.2019.09.013
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发表时间：
2019-10-01
影响因子：
1.8
通讯作者：
Luka, P. D.
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作者：
Bolajoko, M. B.;Adedeji, A. J.;Luka, P. D.
山羊痘（GTP）是一种由 GTP 病毒（GTPV）引起的绵羊和山羊的主要跨界疾病，在非洲、中东和亚洲许多存在该疾病的地区造成重大经济损失。在这项研究中，采用参与式农村评估技术和主动疾病随访来调查尼日利亚中北部卡南地方政府地区疑似 GTP 疫情，以研究流行病学并确定该疾病对绵羊和山羊农民的经济影响。在现场观察期间从具有结节状痘样病变的山羊身上收集皮肤结痂。参与这项研究的所有受访者都证实他们的羊群以前爆发过山羊痘，其中只有 33% 的受访者过去曾寻求兽医服务来治疗该疾病。发病率和死亡率分别为 47% 和 33%，其中年轻动物的死亡率相对较高。从受访者给出的数字来看，每年治疗该疾病的费用在538至1,307美元之间；每年因死亡造成的损失估计为 2,730 美元，每年的经济损失估计为 6,455 美元。使用实时聚合酶链式反应分析的样本中检测到 GTPV，结果为 20% (2/10)，证实了研究区域存在 GTP。这项研究的结果再次证实，参与式农村评估是确定牲畜疾病发病率的可靠调查工具。
Goat pox (GTP) is a major transboundary disease of sheep and goats caused by GTP virus (GTPV) leading to significant economic losses in many regions of Africa, the Middle East and Asia where the disease is present. In this study, participatory rural appraisal techniques and active disease follow-up were used to investigate suspected GTP outbreaks in Kanam Local Government Area, North Central Nigeria to study the epidemiology and determine the financial impact of the disease amongst sheep and goats farmers. Skin scabs were collected from goats with nodular pox-like lesions during field observation. All the respondents that participated in this study confirmed previous outbreaks of goat pox in their flock and only 33% of them had in the past sought veterinary services to manage the disease medically. Morbidity and mortality rates were determined to be 47% and 33%, respectively with mortality rates relatively higher in younger animals. From figures given by respondents, the annual cost of treating the disease ranged from 538 to 1,307 USD; the annual losses due to mortality was estimated to be 2,730 USD and the annual financial losses estimated to be 6,455USD. GTPV was detected in twenty percent (2/10) of the samples analyzed using Real time polymerase chain reaction, confirming GTP in the study area. Findings of this study reaffirm that participatory rural appraisal is a reliable investigative tool to determine incidence of livestock diseases.