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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
medicine
Is There Cross-Species Transmission to Pigs of Avian Influenza Virus Within Poultry Farms with Previous Outbreak of Avian Influenza?
African Journal of Biomedical Research, Volume 24, No. 3, Year 2021
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Interspecies interaction between pigs and poultry has not been well elucidated in Ghana. Although avian influenza circulated in some small commercial holdings with mixed poultry-pig system in the Greater Accra Region of Ghana, the investigation on possible cross transmission from poultry to pigs has not been elucidated. To this end, 350 blood and nasal swab respectively from pigs were screened for influenza A by Real Time RT-PCR and enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (ELISA). There was no evidence of avian influenza in pigs within the poultry farms. However, biosecurity compliance among the farmers was suboptimal, suggesting possible cross transmission in the future as pig population density continues to increase. Therefore, active surveillance in those farms should be strengthened for unpredictable future pandemic. © 2021, Ibadan Biomedical Communications Group. All rights reserved.
Authors & Co-Authors
Shaban, Salisu
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Kyei, Foster
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Awuni, Joseph Agebase
Ghana, Accra
Directorate Ministry Food and Agriculture
Danquah, Andrews
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Odoom, Theophilus K.
Ghana, Cape Coast
University of Cape Coast Ghana
Teye, Moses
Ghana, Accra
Directorate Ministry Food and Agriculture
Otsyina, Hope Richard
Ghana, Kumasi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Ababio, Patrick Tetteh
Ghana, Accra
Directorate Ministry Food and Agriculture
Emikpe, B. O.
Ghana, Kumasi
Kwame Nkrumah University of Science & Technology
Statistics
Authors: 9
Affiliations: 3
Identifiers
ISSN:
11195096
Study Design
Cross Sectional Study
Study Locations
Ghana