Serological Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Domestic Cattle and African Buffalo in Northern Botswana (2010–2011)

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dc.contributor.authorJori, Ferranen
dc.contributor.authorAlexander, Kathleen A.en
dc.contributor.authorMokopasetso, Mokganedien
dc.contributor.authorMunstermann, Suzanneen
dc.contributor.authorMoagabo, Keabetsween
dc.contributor.authorPaweska, Janusz T.en
dc.contributor.departmentFish and Wildlife Conservationen
dc.date.accessioned2019-11-13T13:49:23Zen
dc.date.available2019-11-13T13:49:23Zen
dc.date.issued2015-11-25en
dc.description.abstractRift Valley fever (RVF) is endemic in many countries in Sub-Saharan Africa and is responsible for severe outbreaks in livestock characterized by a sudden onset of abortions and high neonatal mortality. During the last decade, several outbreaks have occurred in Southern Africa, with a very limited number of cases reported in Botswana. To date, published information on the occurrence of RVF in wild and domestic animals from Botswana is very scarce and outdated, despite being critical to national and regional disease control. To address this gap, 863 cattle and 150 buffalo sampled at the interface between livestock areas and the Chobe National Park (CNP) and the Okavango Delta (OD) were screened for the presence of RVF virus (RVFV) neutralizing antibodies. Antibodies were detected in 5.7% (n=863), 95% confidence intervals (CI) (4.3–7.5%) of cattle and 12.7% (n=150), 95% CI (7.8–19.5%) of buffalo samples. The overall prevalence was significantly higher (p=0.0016) for buffalo [12.7%] than for cattle [5.7%]. Equally, when comparing RVF seroprevalence in both wildlife areas for all pooled bovid species, it was significantly higher in CNP than in OD (9.5 vs. 4%, respectively; p=0.0004). Our data provide the first evidence of wide circulation of RVFV in both buffalo and cattle populations in Northern Botswana and highlight the need for further epidemiological and ecological investigations on RVF at the wildlife–livestock–human interface in this region.en
dc.description.sponsorshipThis study was funded by the Food and Agriculture Organization, EMPRES Animal Health Unit, and the Wildlife Health and Ecology Unit, through two Letters of Agreement with CIRAD (PR 43231 and PR 45371).en
dc.format.extent7 pagesen
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dc.identifier.citationJori F, Alexander KA, Mokopasetso M, Munstermann S, Moagabo K and Paweska JT (2015) Serological Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Domestic Cattle and African Buffalo in Northern Botswana (2010–2011). Front. Vet. Sci. 2:63. doi: 10.3389/fvets.2015.00063en
dc.identifier.doihttps://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2015.00063en
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/10919/95518en
dc.identifier.volume2en
dc.language.isoenen
dc.publisherFrontiers Mediaen
dc.rightsCreative Commons Attribution 4.0 Internationalen
dc.rights.urihttp://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/en
dc.subjectRift Valley feveren
dc.subjectAfrican buffaloen
dc.subjectSyncerus cafferen
dc.subjectneutralizing antibodiesen
dc.subjectcattleen
dc.subjectserologyen
dc.subjectone healthen
dc.subjectBotswanaen
dc.titleSerological Evidence of Rift Valley Fever Virus Circulation in Domestic Cattle and African Buffalo in Northern Botswana (2010–2011)en
dc.title.serialFrontiers in Veterinary Scienceen
dc.typeArticle - Refereeden
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