Seroprevalence of brucellosis in sheep and goats from Al Jufrah district in Libya.

Publisher: African Field Epidemiology Network Country of Publication: Uganda NLM ID: 101517926 Publication Model: eCollection Cited Medium: Internet ISSN: 1937-8688 (Electronic) NLM ISO Abbreviation: Pan Afr Med J Subsets: MEDLINE

Original Publication: Kampala, Uganda : African Field Epidemiology Network

Goats* ; Brucellosis*/epidemiology ; Goat Diseases*/epidemiology ; Goat Diseases*/microbiology ; Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay* ; Sheep Diseases*/epidemiology ; Sheep Diseases*/microbiology ; Zoonoses*/epidemiology; Animals ; Seroepidemiologic Studies ; Libya/epidemiology ; Sheep ; Female ; Male ; Risk Factors ; Brucella/isolation & purification ; Brucella/immunology

Introduction: brucellosis is a global neglected zoonotic disease affecting mainly livestock, causing communicable and zoonotic infections. This study aimed to investigate the seroprevalence and determine epidemiological risk factors associated with Brucella infection in sheep and goats in Al Jufrah central district of Libya.
Methods: sera samples from 555 animals (goats (n=320) and sheep (n=235)) sheep) were obtained and subjected to the Rose Bengal Plate Test (RBPT) then further confirmed by a validated Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent assay (ELISA). Collected data was analyzed using Statistical Package for the Social Sciences (SPSS).
Results: in total, 2.7% were ELISA seropositive for brucellosis with the highest seropositivity rate among the studied animals from Sokna with 5.8% (n=13/225) followed by 0.7% (n=2/285) in Waddan and 0% (n=0/45) in Houn. Only location was identified as a significant risk and no significant differences were identified between seropositivity and the age studied groups, species of animals, gender, and size of farms (p-value>0.05).
Conclusion: the present study provides important information on the epidemiological status of Brucella infection in an important region in North Africa. Prevention control systems adopting "One Health" concept, and regional and international collaboration are important to control brucellosis and other zoonotic and transboundary diseases.
Competing Interests: The authors declare no competing interests.
(Copyright: Khawla Aldweni Alshekh et al.)

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Keywords: Al Jufrah district; Brucellosis; Libya; epidemiology; small ruminants

Date Created: 20240902 Date Completed: 20240902 Latest Revision: 20240903

20240903

PMC11364890

10.11604/pamj.2024.48.23.38566

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