Seroprevalence of brucellosis and associated factors among livestock slaughtered in Oko-Oba abattoir, Lagos State, southwestern Nigeria

The Pan African Medical Journal

Magbagbeola David Dairo¹  Simeon Idowu Cadmus²  Olayinka Olabisi Ishola²  Emmanuel Jolaoluwa Awosanya²  Kenneth Onyebuchi Ukwueze³ 

[1] Department of Medical Statistics and Epidemiology, Faculty of Public Health , 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;Nigeria Field Epidemiology and Laboratory Training Programme, Abudja, Nigeria;

关键词: seroprevalence;    brucella infection;    abattoir;    lagos state;    livestock;   

DOI  :  10.11604/pamj.2020.36.53.21094

来源: DOAJ

【 摘 要 】

INTRODUCTION: Brucella infection, a neglected tropical zoonosis, poses public health threat to abattoir workers in developing countries including Nigeria. Oko-Oba abattoir is one of the largest abattoirs in the country that collects livestock from different parts of the country. This study determined the prevalence and factors associated with seropositivity of brucellosis among livestock slaughtered at Oko-Oba abattoir.

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