1 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, P. M. B. 1069 Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria.
2 Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ahmadu Bello University, Zaria, Kaduna State, Nigeria.
Acta Vet Hung. 2021 Sep 7;69(3):234-238. doi: 10.1556/004.2021.00034.
A cross-sectional study was carried out to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of Q fever in sheep in the northern part of Kaduna State, Nigeria. This study aimed to determine Coxiella burnetii infection and its risk factors in sheep in Kaduna State. A total of 400 blood samples consisting of 259 samples from females and 141 from males were aseptically collected from the jugular vein of sheep from flocks in Kaduna State. The sera obtained were screened for Q fever using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (iELISA). The obtained data were analysed to determine whether there is a relationship between sex, age, and the animals tested. The analysis revealed that 8.0% of the sera was seropositive by iELISA. There was no significant difference in Q fever seropositivity in the study area according to the sex of sheep (P > 0.05). There was a statistically significant difference (P < 0.05) in Q fever seropositivity according to the age of sheep. This study indicated a high seroprevalence of Q fever mainly among female animals and older sheep. Further studies are required to determine the epizootiology of Q fever in the study area more precisely.
一项横断面研究旨在确定尼日利亚卡杜纳州北部绵羊中的 Q 热血清流行率和危险因素。本研究旨在确定卡杜纳州绵羊中的贝氏柯克斯体感染及其危险因素。从卡杜纳州羊群的颈静脉无菌采集了总共 400 份血液样本，其中 259 份来自雌性，141 份来自雄性。从获得的血清中使用间接酶联免疫吸附试验（iELISA）筛选 Q 热。分析所得数据，以确定性别、年龄和所检测的动物之间是否存在关系。分析显示，8.0%的血清通过 iELISA 呈阳性。根据绵羊的性别，研究区域的 Q 热血清阳性率没有显著差异（P > 0.05）。根据绵羊的年龄，Q 热血清阳性率存在统计学上的显著差异（P < 0.05）。本研究表明，Q 热的血清流行率主要在雌性动物和较老的绵羊中较高。需要进一步研究以更准确地确定研究区域的 Q 热流行情况。
