Prevalence of tuberculosis in cattle in the Dangme-West district of Ghana, public health implications
Identifieur interne : 000295 ( Istex/Corpus ); précédent : 000294; suivant : 000296Prevalence of tuberculosis in cattle in the Dangme-West district of Ghana, public health implications
Auteurs : O. A. Bonsu ; E. Laing ; B. D. AkanmoriSource :
- Acta Tropica [ 0001-706X ] ; 2000.
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- Acta tropica, African countries, Bo6is, Bodily condition, Bovine, Bovine tuberculin, Bovine tuberculosis, Cattle, Cattle owners, Clinical signs, Control measures, Dairy cattle development project, Dangme-West district, Elsevier science, Ghana, Ghana statement number, Greater accra region, Heifer, Herdsman, High prevalence, Human infection, Limited number, Local cows, Mycobacterium bo6is, Mycobacterium bovis, Prevalence, Public health, Tuberculin, Tuberculin test, Tuberculosis, Veterinary services.
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- Acta tropica, African countries, Bo6is, Bodily condition, Bovine, Bovine tuberculin, Bovine tuberculosis, Cattle owners, Clinical signs, Control measures, Dairy cattle development project, Elsevier science, Ghana, Ghana statement number, Greater accra region, Heifer, Herdsman, High prevalence, Human infection, Limited number, Local cows, Mycobacterium bo6is, Prevalence, Public health, Tuberculin, Tuberculin test, Tuberculosis, Veterinary services.
Abstract
Bovine tuberculosis due to Mycobacteriumbovis is a major cause of human gastrointestinal tuberculosis in developing countries where bovine milk is often not pasteurised before use. Little information is available on the prevalence of the disease in African cattle and its zoonotic impact. The Ghanaian Government, through its peri-urban dairy cattle development project, is promoting the use of milk and dairy products from local cows in selected districts of the country, including the Dangme-West district of the Greater Accra region. A survey was, therefore, undertaken to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in cattle in this district and to assess the level of awareness with regard to the risks through milk consumption. The standard single intradermal comparative tuberculin test (SCITT) using purified protein derivative (PPD) of M. bovis and M. avium was used to detect cattle infected with M. bovis. The study established the prevalence of a 13.8% infection in cattle in the district although the prevalence was as high as 50% in some kraals. Prevalence was highest in the Ningo sub-district (19.0%), followed by Dodowa, the district capital (14.0%), while the other two sub-districts, Prampram and Osudoku had lower rates of 11.3 and 10.8%, respectively. Cattle of all ages and both sexes were affected, but the prevalence in cows was twice as high as that in heifers or bulls. The study also established that there is a considerable lack of knowledge about bovine tuberculosis among cattle owners and herdsmen in the community and that milk is often used untreated, thus increasing the risk of human infection.
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Prevalence was highest in the Ningo sub-district (19.0%), followed by Dodowa, the district capital (14.0%), while the other two sub-districts, Prampram and Osudoku had lower rates of 11.3 and 10.8%, respectively. Cattle of all ages and both sexes were affected, but the prevalence in cows was twice as high as that in heifers or bulls. 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Tel.: +233-21-501178; fax: +233-21-502182</ce:text></ce:correspondence></ce:author-group><ce:abstract class="author"><ce:section-title>Abstract</ce:section-title><ce:abstract-sec><ce:simple-para view="all" id="simple-para.0040">Bovine tuberculosis due to <ce:italic>Mycobacterium</ce:italic><ce:italic>bovis</ce:italic> is a major cause of human gastrointestinal tuberculosis in developing countries where bovine milk is often not pasteurised before use. Little information is available on the prevalence of the disease in African cattle and its zoonotic impact. The Ghanaian Government, through its peri-urban dairy cattle development project, is promoting the use of milk and dairy products from local cows in selected districts of the country, including the Dangme-West district of the Greater Accra region. A survey was, therefore, undertaken to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in cattle in this district and to assess the level of awareness with regard to the risks through milk consumption. The standard single intradermal comparative tuberculin test (SCITT) using purified protein derivative (PPD) of <ce:italic>M. bovis</ce:italic> and <ce:italic>M. avium</ce:italic> was used to detect cattle infected with <ce:italic>M. bovis</ce:italic>. The study established the prevalence of a 13.8% infection in cattle in the district although the prevalence was as high as 50% in some kraals. Prevalence was highest in the Ningo sub-district (19.0%), followed by Dodowa, the district capital (14.0%), while the other two sub-districts, Prampram and Osudoku had lower rates of 11.3 and 10.8%, respectively. Cattle of all ages and both sexes were affected, but the prevalence in cows was twice as high as that in heifers or bulls. The study also established that there is a considerable lack of knowledge about bovine tuberculosis among cattle owners and herdsmen in the community and that milk is often used untreated, thus increasing the risk of human infection.</ce:simple-para></ce:abstract-sec></ce:abstract><ce:keywords class="keyword"><ce:section-title>Keywords</ce:section-title><ce:keyword><ce:text><ce:italic>Mycobacterium bovis</ce:italic></ce:text></ce:keyword><ce:keyword><ce:text>Cattle</ce:text></ce:keyword><ce:keyword><ce:text>Dangme-West district</ce:text></ce:keyword><ce:keyword><ce:text>Ghana</ce:text></ce:keyword></ce:keywords></head></converted-article></istex:document></istex:metadataXml><mods version="3.6"><titleInfo lang="en"><title>Prevalence of tuberculosis in cattle in the Dangme-West district of Ghana, public health implications</title></titleInfo><titleInfo type="alternative" lang="en" contentType="CDATA"><title>Prevalence of tuberculosis in cattle in the Dangme-West district of Ghana, public health implications</title></titleInfo><name type="personal"><namePart type="given">O.A.</namePart><namePart type="family">Bonsu</namePart><affiliation>Veterinary Services Department, Box M161, Accra, Ghana</affiliation><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><name type="personal"><namePart type="given">E.</namePart><namePart type="family">Laing</namePart><affiliation>School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana</affiliation><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><name type="personal"><namePart type="given">B.D.</namePart><namePart type="family">Akanmori</namePart><affiliation>School of Public Health, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana</affiliation><affiliation>Immunology Unit, Noguchi Memorial Institute for Medical Research (NMIMR), Box LG581, Legon, Ghana</affiliation><affiliation>Corresponding author. Tel.: +233-21-501178; fax: +233-21-502182</affiliation><affiliation>E-mail: malimmun@ghana.com</affiliation><role><roleTerm type="text">author</roleTerm></role></name><typeOfResource>text</typeOfResource><genre type="research-article" displayLabel="Full-length article"></genre><originInfo><publisher>ELSEVIER</publisher><dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf">2000</dateIssued><copyrightDate encoding="w3cdtf">2000</copyrightDate></originInfo><language><languageTerm type="code" authority="iso639-2b">eng</languageTerm><languageTerm type="code" authority="rfc3066">en</languageTerm></language><physicalDescription><internetMediaType>text/html</internetMediaType></physicalDescription><abstract lang="en">Bovine tuberculosis due to Mycobacteriumbovis is a major cause of human gastrointestinal tuberculosis in developing countries where bovine milk is often not pasteurised before use. Little information is available on the prevalence of the disease in African cattle and its zoonotic impact. The Ghanaian Government, through its peri-urban dairy cattle development project, is promoting the use of milk and dairy products from local cows in selected districts of the country, including the Dangme-West district of the Greater Accra region. A survey was, therefore, undertaken to determine the prevalence of tuberculosis infection in cattle in this district and to assess the level of awareness with regard to the risks through milk consumption. The standard single intradermal comparative tuberculin test (SCITT) using purified protein derivative (PPD) of M. bovis and M. avium was used to detect cattle infected with M. bovis. The study established the prevalence of a 13.8% infection in cattle in the district although the prevalence was as high as 50% in some kraals. Prevalence was highest in the Ningo sub-district (19.0%), followed by Dodowa, the district capital (14.0%), while the other two sub-districts, Prampram and Osudoku had lower rates of 11.3 and 10.8%, respectively. Cattle of all ages and both sexes were affected, but the prevalence in cows was twice as high as that in heifers or bulls. The study also established that there is a considerable lack of knowledge about bovine tuberculosis among cattle owners and herdsmen in the community and that milk is often used untreated, thus increasing the risk of human infection.</abstract><note type="content">Table 1: Distribution of tuberculin test positive cattle in the Dangme-West district of southern Ghana</note><note type="content">Table 2: Distribution of tuberculin test positive cattle by sex and age in the Dangme-West district of southern Ghana</note><note type="content">Table 3: Bodily condition and other clinical signs in tuberculin test positive cattle in the Dangme-West district of southern Ghana</note><note type="content">Table 4: Knowledge of herdsmen about tuberculosis in the Dangme-West district of Ghana</note><note type="content">Table 5: Knowledge of cattle owners about tuberculosis in the Dangme-West district of Ghana</note><note type="content">Table 6: Milking practices and handling of milk by herdsmen in the Dangme-West district of Ghana</note><subject lang="en"><genre>Keywords</genre><topic>Mycobacterium bovis</topic><topic>Cattle</topic><topic>Dangme-West district</topic><topic>Ghana</topic></subject><relatedItem type="host"><titleInfo><title>Acta Tropica</title></titleInfo><titleInfo type="abbreviated"><title>ACTROP</title></titleInfo><genre type="journal">journal</genre><originInfo><dateIssued encoding="w3cdtf">20000721</dateIssued></originInfo><identifier type="ISSN">0001-706X</identifier><identifier type="PII">S0001-706X(00)X0053-8</identifier><part><date>20000721</date><detail type="volume"><number>76</number><caption>vol.</caption></detail><detail type="issue"><number>1</number><caption>no.</caption></detail><extent unit="issue pages"><start>1</start><end>84</end></extent><extent unit="pages"><start>9</start><end>14</end></extent></part></relatedItem><identifier type="istex">19C088FFD56D3574E75E88ECEC26545D23B8DA1B</identifier><identifier type="DOI">10.1016/S0001-706X(00)00082-6</identifier><identifier type="PII">S0001-706X(00)00082-6</identifier><identifier type="ArticleID">1002</identifier><accessCondition type="use and reproduction" contentType="copyright">©2000 Elsevier Science B.V.</accessCondition><recordInfo><recordContentSource>ELSEVIER</recordContentSource><recordOrigin>Elsevier Science B.V., ©2000</recordOrigin></recordInfo></mods></metadata><serie></serie></istex></record>Pour manipuler ce document sous Unix (Dilib)
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