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Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease in the
wildlife-livestock interface and non-interface areas in Tanzania
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1Daniel
Mdetele*, 1Christopher Kassanga, 2,3Misago
Seth and 4Kim Kayunze
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1Sokoine University of Agriculture, Faculty of
Veterinary Medicine, P. O. Box 3015, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania;
2The Nelson Mandela African Institution of Science and Technology,
School of Life Sciences and Bioengineering, P. O.Box 447, Arusha,
Tanzania; 3 National Institute for Medical Research (NIMR),
Tanga Medical Research Centre, P.O.Box 5004, Tanga, Tanzania; 4Sokoine
University of Agriculture, Development Studies Institute (DSI), P. O.
Box 3024, Chuo Kikuu Morogoro, Tanzania
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Abstract |
A cross sectional study
was conducted in the Serengeti ecosystem (wildlife-livestock interface)
and central part of
Tanzania
(non-interface) area to determine the prevalence of foot and mouth
disease (FMD) in Serengeti, Bunda, Kongwa and Iramba Districts.
Seroprevalence investigation using 3ABC–ELISA technique indicated that
the overall prevalence of antibodies against FMD virus was 66.3%.
Significantly high prevalence was recorded in wildlife-livestock
interface areas (71.5%) compared to non-interface areas (61.0%).
District-wise, higher prevalence was recorded in Kongwa district (89.0%)
followed by Serengeti (78.0%), Bunda (65.0%) and Iramba (33.0%).
Species-wise, higher prevalence was found in bovines (69.8%), ovines
(52.4%) and caprines (11.1%). From various risk factors, ecosystem
distribution (X2 =
4.9308, p = 0.0264) and species distribution (X2
= 28.3236, P = 0.0001), the results indicated that FMD is highly
prevalent in wildlife-livestock interface areas than in non-interface
areas. However, uncontrolled livestock movement in Kongwa District
resulted into much higher FMD prevalence than in districts where there
is wildlife-livestock interface. The presence of antibodies against FMD
virus in species other than cattle revealed that there is a need to
consider other species in planning for FMD control.
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Keywords:
Interface; seroprevalence;
foot and mouth disease |
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To cite this article:
Mdetele D, C Kassanga, M
Seth and K Kayunze,
2014.
Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease in the wildlife-livestock
interface and non-interface areas in
Tanzania.
Res.
Opin.
Anim. Vet. Sci., 4(4): 208-211. |
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