BIOMAT Database Logo BIOMAT Database Logo

Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in slaughtered sheep and goats at Kumasi Abattoir, Ghana. 2020

Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Pathobiology, Kwame Nkrumah University of Science and Technology, Kumasi, Ghana.

Q fever, caused by Coxiella burnetii, is an important zoonosis worldwide. Q fever is documented in many parts of the world; however, information on the disease in Ghana is scanty. This study was therefore conducted to provide evidence of exposure of sheep and goats slaughtered at the Kumasi Abattoir to Coxiella burnetii. A total of 350 serum samples collected from 175 sheep and 175 goats were analyzed for the presence of C. burnetii antibodies using a commercial ELISA kit (ID Vet). Results of the study established a seroprevalence of 28.57% in goats, 16.57% in sheep and an overall seroprevalence of 22.29% in sheep and goats; 20.57% for male sheep, 23.86% for female sheep, 26.44% for male goats and 30.68% for female goats. Results showed that goats are more at risk to the infection than sheep however sex is not a risk factor. This study confirms the existence of Q fever in sheep and goats in Ghana hence, the disease should be considered as a public health risk to workers at the abattoir and other stakeholders in the sheep and goat production chain.

UI MeSH Term Description Entries
D008297 Male Males
D003430 Cross-Sectional Studies Studies in which the presence or absence of disease or other health-related variables are determined in each member of the study population or in a representative sample at one particular time. This contrasts with LONGITUDINAL STUDIES which are followed over a period of time. Disease Frequency Surveys,Prevalence Studies,Analysis, Cross-Sectional,Cross Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Survey,Surveys, Disease Frequency,Analyses, Cross Sectional,Analyses, Cross-Sectional,Analysis, Cross Sectional,Cross Sectional Analyses,Cross Sectional Studies,Cross Sectional Survey,Cross-Sectional Analyses,Cross-Sectional Analysis,Cross-Sectional Study,Cross-Sectional Surveys,Disease Frequency Survey,Prevalence Study,Studies, Cross-Sectional,Studies, Prevalence,Study, Cross-Sectional,Study, Prevalence,Survey, Cross-Sectional,Survey, Disease Frequency,Surveys, Cross-Sectional
D004797 Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay An immunoassay utilizing an antibody labeled with an enzyme marker such as horseradish peroxidase. While either the enzyme or the antibody is bound to an immunosorbent substrate, they both retain their biologic activity; the change in enzyme activity as a result of the enzyme-antibody-antigen reaction is proportional to the concentration of the antigen and can be measured spectrophotometrically or with the naked eye. Many variations of the method have been developed. ELISA,Assay, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Assays, Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent,Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay,Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assays,Immunosorbent Assay, Enzyme-Linked,Immunosorbent Assays, Enzyme-Linked
D005260 Female Females
D005869 Ghana A republic in western Africa, south of BURKINA FASO and west of TOGO. Its capital is Accra. Gold Coast,Republic of Ghana
D006041 Goats Any of numerous agile, hollow-horned RUMINANTS of the genus Capra, in the family Bovidae, closely related to the SHEEP. Capra,Capras,Goat
D000818 Animals Unicellular or multicellular, heterotrophic organisms, that have sensation and the power of voluntary movement. Under the older five kingdom paradigm, Animalia was one of the kingdoms. Under the modern three domain model, Animalia represents one of the many groups in the domain EUKARYOTA. Animal,Metazoa,Animalia
D001424 Bacterial Infections Infections by bacteria, general or unspecified. Bacterial Disease,Bacterial Infection,Infection, Bacterial,Infections, Bacterial,Bacterial Diseases
D012307 Risk Factors An aspect of personal behavior or lifestyle, environmental exposure, inborn or inherited characteristic, which, based on epidemiological evidence, is known to be associated with a health-related condition considered important to prevent. Health Correlates,Risk Factor Scores,Risk Scores,Social Risk Factors,Population at Risk,Populations at Risk,Correlates, Health,Factor, Risk,Factor, Social Risk,Factors, Social Risk,Risk Factor,Risk Factor Score,Risk Factor, Social,Risk Factors, Social,Risk Score,Score, Risk,Score, Risk Factor,Social Risk Factor
D012756 Sheep Any of the ruminant mammals with curved horns in the genus Ovis, family Bovidae. They possess lachrymal grooves and interdigital glands, which are absent in GOATS. Ovis,Sheep, Dall,Dall Sheep,Ovis dalli

Related Publications

Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Serological Evidence of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Cattle and Goats in Bangladesh.
June 2015, EcoHealth,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Serological evidence of exposure to Coxiella burnetii in sheep and goats in central Portugal.
December 2013, Veterinary microbiology,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
The serological prevalence of Coxiella burnetii antibodies in sheep and goats in northern Greece.
December 2009, Clinical microbiology and infection : the official publication of the European Society of Clinical Microbiology and Infectious Diseases,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Seromonitoring of brucellosis in goats and sheep slaughtered at an abattoir in Kampala, Uganda.
November 2022, Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Hydatidosis of sheep and goats slaughtered at Addis Ababa Abattoir: prevalence and risk factors.
June 2010, Tropical animal health and production,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in beef cattle in Queensland.
July 2011, Australian veterinary journal,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Serological evidence of Coxiella burnetii infection in wild animals in Japan.
July 1993, Journal of wildlife diseases,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Serological Evidence of Coxiella burnetii Infection in Horses in Atlantic Canada.
July 1987, The Canadian veterinary journal = La revue veterinaire canadienne,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
[Experimental Coxiella burnetii infection in sheep].
June 1951, Bollettino della Societa italiana di biologia sperimentale,
Raphael D Folitse, and Tony Opoku-Agyemang, and Esther Amemor, and Emmanuel D Opoku, and Kingsley Emmanuel Bentum, and Benjamin Obukowho Emikpe
Molecular epidemiology of Coxiella burnetii infection in sheep and goats in Henan province, China.
December 2023, Acta tropica,
Copied contents to your clipboard!