[en] [en] BACKGROUND: Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever (CCHF) is caused by an orthonairovirus transmitted by bites from infected ticks or by direct contact with blood or tissues of infected ticks, viraemic patients or viraemic livestock.
OBJECTIVE: It was implemented to access the seropositivity and associated factors with CCHF in sheep in two provinces in Burkina Faso.
METHODS: Three hundred and sixty-four sheep sera have been taken from 73 herds in four municipalities and two provinces. The double-antigen sandwich ELISA test was used to test for antibodies against CCHF virus (CCHFV). Data have also been collected using questionnaire to assess factors associated with CCHF seropositivity.
RESULTS: Fifty-four (54 out to 364 sheep were seropositive given an overall seropositivity of 14.8% (95% confidence interval [CI]: 10.9%-19.8%) with an adjusted seropositivity of 13.1%. The study showed that 15.6% (95% CI: 10.2-21.0) and 14.1% (95% CI: 9.2-19.1) of sheep in the provinces of Mouhoun and Kénédougou, respectively, had antibodies against CCHFV. The highest seropositivity was found in Dédougou municipality (24.4%). The study showed that sheep from the municipalities of Dédougou (AOR = 8.4; 95% CI: 2.2-31.8), N'dorola (AOR = 14.7; 95% CI: 3.8-56.8), Sindou (AOR = 4.9; 95% CI: 1.2-20.7), sheep aged between 27 and 36 months (AOR = 6.4; 95% CI: 2.3-17.3) and sheep with ticks (AOR = 24.8; 95% CI: 7.7-80.1) were more likely to be seropositive to CCHF.
CONCLUSIONS: The study revealed that sheep in Burkina Faso experienced contacts with CCHFV and suggests the importance of implementing control action in the country.
Disciplines :
Veterinary medicine & animal health
Author, co-author :
Dahourou, Laibané Dieudonné ; Institut des Sciences de l'Environnement et du Développement Rural (ISEDR), Université de Dédougou, Dédougou, Burkina Faso ; Laboratoire de Biologie et santé animales (LABIOSA), Institut de l'Environnement et de recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Akio, Salimata; Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologie Infectieuse, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), Dakar, Sénégal
Savadogo, Madi ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Fundamental and Applied Research for Animals and Health (FARAH) > FARAH: Productions animales durables ; Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes (LNR-G), Maladies Emergentes et Zoonoses, Département de Biologie Médicale et Santé Publique, Unité des Maladies à potentiel Epidémique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Yougbaré, Bernadette; Laboratoire de Biologie et santé animales (LABIOSA), Institut de l'Environnement et de recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ouoba, Lalidia Bruno; Laboratoire National d'Elevage (LNE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Tapsoba, Arnaud Stéphane Rayangnéwêndé; Laboratoire de Biologie et santé animales (LABIOSA), Institut de l'Environnement et de recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Zerbo, Lamouni Habibata; Laboratoire National d'Elevage (LNE), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Ilboudo, Abdoul Kader; Laboratoire National de Référence-Grippes (LNR-G), Maladies Emergentes et Zoonoses, Département de Biologie Médicale et Santé Publique, Unité des Maladies à potentiel Epidémique, Institut de Recherche en Sciences de la Santé (IRSS/CNRST), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ; Animal and Human Health Program, International Livestock Research Institute, Dakar, Senegal
Abga, Roland Lamoussa; Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologie Infectieuse, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), Dakar, Sénégal
Traoré, Amadou; Laboratoire de Biologie et santé animales (LABIOSA), Institut de l'Environnement et de recherches Agricoles (INERA), Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso
Dione, Michel Mainack; Animal and Human Health Program, International Livestock Research Institute, Dakar, Senegal
Bada Alambédji, Rianatou; Service de Microbiologie, Immunologie et Pathologie Infectieuse, Département de Santé Publique et Environnement, Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires (EISMV), Dakar, Sénégal
Language :
English
Title :
Serological evidence and factors associated with Crimean-Congo haemorrhagic fever in sheep in Burkina Faso.
We are grateful to the Royal Society for Tropical Medicine and Hygiene (RSTMH) for funding this study and the National Livestock Laboratory for allowing us to perform the serological analyses. We also thank the head of provincial veterinary services of Mouhoun and Kénédougou provinces as well as the agents of municipalities for their helpful assistance during data collection.
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