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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Short report: Seroprevalence of Leptospira hardjo in cattle and African buffalos in southwestern Uganda
American Journal of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene, Volume 90, No. 2, Year 2014
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Leptospirosis, caused by the spirochete bacterium Leptospira spp. is a zoonosis, distributed worldwide and classified as an emerging infectious disease. Fatal outcomes to leptospiral infection do occur and the disease can cause abortion and other reproductive problems in cattle, goats, and pigs. In humans the symptoms range from subclinical infection to acute febrile illness, pulmonary hemorrhage and renal failure. Leptospirosis has never been officially reported to the World Health Organization (WHO) or the World Animal Health Organization in animals or humans in Uganda. However, favorable ecological conditions and suitable animal hosts can be found within the country. A commercially available enzyme-linked immunosorbent (ELISA) kit was used to screen sera samples from domesticated cattle and African buffalo (Syncerus caffer) at two locations in southwestern Uganda, collected over a 4-year period. Positive samples were found in both cattle and African buffalo samples, from both locations and across the sampling period. Overall seroprevalence was 42.39% in African buffalo and 29.35% in cattle. Copyright © 2014 by The American Society of Tropical Medicine and Hygiene.
Authors & Co-Authors
Atherstone, Christine
Uganda, Kampala
International Livestock Research Institute
Picozzi, Kim
United Kingdom, Edinburgh
University of Edinburgh, College of Medicine and Veterinary Medicine
Kalema-Zikusoka, Gladys
Unknown Affiliation
Statistics
Citations: 25
Authors: 3
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.4269/ajtmh.13-0466
ISSN:
00029637
Research Areas
Health System And Policy
Sexual And Reproductive Health
Study Locations
Uganda