TY - JOUR
T1 - Cross-sectional study of brucellosis and Q fever in Thailand among livestock in two districts at the Thai-Cambodian border, Sa Kaeo province
AU - Colombe, Soledad
AU - Watanapalachaigool, Ekkarin
AU - Ekgatat, Monaya
AU - Ko, Albert I.
AU - Hinjoy, Soawapak
N1 - FTX; DOAJ; CC BY-NC-ND
PY - 2018/12/1
Y1 - 2018/12/1
N2 - Brucellosis and Q fever impart high morbidity in humans and economic losses among livestock worldwide. However their prevalence is still not fully known in Thailand. We conducted a sero-survey of brucellosis and Q fever in beef, dairy cattle, goat, and sheep herds from Thai communities at the border with Cambodia, a cross-border trading center. Serum samples were tested for brucellosis and Q fever by antibody-based tests at the National Institute of Animal Health, Thailand. We surveyed a total of 520 individuals from 143 herds. Brucellosis herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle and small ruminants (goats and sheep) was 2.63/117) and 13.32/15) respectively. Q fever herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle, dairy cattle, and small ruminants was 4.35/117), 27.33/11) and 33.35/15) respectively. This study identified a significant burden of brucellosis and Q fever among small ruminants and dairy cattle at the Thai-Cambodian border.
AB - Brucellosis and Q fever impart high morbidity in humans and economic losses among livestock worldwide. However their prevalence is still not fully known in Thailand. We conducted a sero-survey of brucellosis and Q fever in beef, dairy cattle, goat, and sheep herds from Thai communities at the border with Cambodia, a cross-border trading center. Serum samples were tested for brucellosis and Q fever by antibody-based tests at the National Institute of Animal Health, Thailand. We surveyed a total of 520 individuals from 143 herds. Brucellosis herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle and small ruminants (goats and sheep) was 2.63/117) and 13.32/15) respectively. Q fever herd-level seroprevalence for beef cattle, dairy cattle, and small ruminants was 4.35/117), 27.33/11) and 33.35/15) respectively. This study identified a significant burden of brucellosis and Q fever among small ruminants and dairy cattle at the Thai-Cambodian border.
KW - Brucellosis
KW - Public health
KW - Q fever
KW - Thailand
KW - Zoonotic diseases
U2 - 10.1016/j.onehlt.2018.10.001
DO - 10.1016/j.onehlt.2018.10.001
M3 - A1: Web of Science-article
SN - 2352-7714
VL - 6
SP - 37
EP - 40
JO - One Health
JF - One Health
ER -