bovine tuberculosis prevalence survey on cattle in the rural livestock system of torodi (niger)牛结核病患病率调查农村畜牧系统的牛torodi(尼日尔).pdfVIP

Bovine Tuberculosis Prevalence Survey on Cattle in the Rural Livestock System of Torodi (Niger) 1,2,3,4 2 2 ´ 5 6 Abdou Razac Boukary , Eric Thys , Emmanuel Abatih , Djibo Gamatie , Issoufou Ango , Alhassane 3 4 Yenikoye , Claude Saegerman * 1 Department of Animal Health and Livestock Promotion, ONG Karkara, Niamey, Niger, 2 Department of Animal Health, Institute of Tropical Medicine, Antwerp, Belgium, 3 Faculty of Agronomy, University of Niamey, Niamey, Niger, 4 Department of Infectious and Parasitic Diseases, Research Unit of Epidemiology and Risk Analysis Applied ´ ` ` to Veterinary Sciences (UREAR), Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universite de Liege, Liege, Belgium, 5 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Central Veterinary Laboratory, Niamey, Niger, 6 Ministry of Agriculture and Livestock, Direction of Animal Production, Niamey, Niger Abstract Background: Bovine tuberculosis (BTB) is a widespread zoonosis in developing countries but has received little attention in sub-Saharan Africa, especially in Niger. Recent investigations confirmed the high incidence of the disease in cattle slaughtered in an abattoir in Niamey. The fact that most of the animals in which M. bovis has been identified were from the rural area of Torodi implied the existence of a probable source of BTB in this region. This study aimed to determine the prevalence of BTB infection in cattle and to identify risk factors for infection in human and cattle populations in Torodi. Methods and Principal Findings: A survey was carried out at the level of households keeping livestock (n = 51). The