Multiple pathogens co-exposure and associated risk factors among cattle reared in a wildlife-livestock interface area in Kenya.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

Understanding multi-pathogen infections/exposures in livestock is critical to inform prevention and control measures against infectious diseases. We investigated the co-exposure of foot-and-mouth disease virus (FMDV), Brucella spp., Leptospira spp., and Coxiella burnetii in cattle in three zones stratified by land use change and with different wildlife-livestock interactions in Narok county, Kenya. We also assessed potential risk factors associated with the transmission of these pathogens in cattle.

Methods

We identified five villages purposively, two each for areas with intensive (zone 1) and moderate wildlife-livestock interactions (zone 2) and one for locations with low wildlife-livestock interactions (zone 3). We sampled 1,170 cattle fro

SUBMITTER: Manyenya S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11306132 | biostudies-literature | 2024

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature