Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Toxoplasma gondii Infections in Pregnant Women and Sheep in Meket District, North East Ethiopia
سال انتشار: 1402
نوع سند: مقاله ژورنالی
زبان: انگلیسی
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JR_JZD-7-3_003
تاریخ نمایه سازی: 29 شهریور 1402
چکیده مقاله:
Toxoplasmosis, caused by Toxoplasma gondii, is one of the most important zoonotic diseases in the world. The study aimed to estimate the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of T. gondii infections among sheep and pregnant women in Meket District, North-East Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study was conducted from October ۲۰۲۱ to June ۲۰۲۱. A simple random sampling strategy and a systematic random sampling strategy were used to select individual animal owners and pregnant women, respectively. A total of ۵۳۰ blood samples (۳۲۲ from sheep's jugular vein and ۲۰۸ from the cephalic vein of pregnant women) were collected and examined using the latex agglutination test kit (LAT). A univariate and multivariate logistic regression test was applied to show the association between the dependent and independent variables, considering p<۰.۰۵ with a ۹۵% confidence interval. The overall seroprevalence of T. gondii among individual sheep, flock levels, and pregnant women was found to be ۳۱.۴%, ۷۲.۵%, and ۳۲.۲%, respectively. Age, sex, water source, and cat ownership and cleaning of cat litter were significantly associated (p<۰.۰۵) with T. gondii infection in sheep and pregnant women, respectively. In conclusion, serological findings and the questionnaire survey indicated that T. gondii infection is highly prevalent in sheep and pregnant women in the study area, and hence appropriate control measures, including regular surveillance, health education, good hygiene, and management of cats, should be implemented to mitigate the problem.
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Mengistu Wodage
Meket Agriculture and Livestock Development Office, Ethiopia
Biruhtesfa Asrade
College of Veterinary Medicine and Agriculture, Addis Ababa University, Ethiopia
Yechale Teshome
Department of Veterinary Science, College of Agriculture and Environmental Sciences, Bahir Dar University, Ethiopia
Araya Mengistu
Department of Veterinary Epidemiology and Public Health, CVMAS, University of Gondar, Ethiopia
Joel Bueso-Rodenas
Catholic University of Valencia, Spain
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