title: Foot-and-mouth disease virus strains and examination of exposure factors associated with seropositivity of cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009.
abstract: New outbreaks of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) occurred in cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009. The objectives of the study reported here were: (i) to identify current FMD virus strains circulating in cattle herds and (ii) to identify exposure factors associated with a seropositive diagnosis of FMD in cattle herds. This study provides evidence that FMD virus serotypes O, A and SAT-2 were co-circulating in cattle herds in Nigeria during 2007-2009. Cattle herds in a neighborhood affected with FMD had higher odds of being classified as seropositive to FMD, compared to herds that were in a neighborhood not affected with FMD (OR=16.27; 95% CI=3.61, 18.74; P<0.01). Cattle herds that share water points along the trek routes with other cattle herds had higher odds of being classified as seropositive to FMD (adjusted OR=4.15; 95% CI=0.92, 18.74; P<0.06). Results from this study can be used by veterinary services in Nigeria and neighboring countries to evaluate current or future FMD control and eradication programs.
authors.affiliation: Department of Production Animal Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria, Onderstepoort 0110, South Africa. daydupe2003@yahoo.co.uk
authors.forename: Folorunso O
authors.initials: FO
authors.lastname: Fasina
authors.forename: Dana R
authors.initials: DR
authors.lastname: Connell
authors.forename: Oladele A
authors.initials: OA
authors.lastname: Talabi
authors.forename: David D
authors.initials: DD
authors.lastname: Lazarus
authors.forename: Gabriel A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Adeleke
authors.forename: Taiwo P
authors.initials: TP
authors.lastname: Olusanya
authors.forename: Jorge A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Hernandez
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D016022:Case-Control Studies; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000662:veterinary; D005536:Foot-and-Mouth Disease / Q000097:blood / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000821:virology*; D029544:Foot-and-Mouth Disease Virus / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016015:Logistic Models; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D012307:Risk Factors; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies; D011795:Surveys and Questionnaires
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral