Abstract
Brucella seropositivity in chicken and risk factors for Brucella infection at the animal-human interface in Anambra State, Nigeria
Highlights
Brucellosis is a pervasive zoonosis greatly dreaded worldwide because of its negative impacts on humans’ health and wealth
The overall 3% seroprevalence recorded in this study shows that avian brucellosis continues to persist in Anambra State, Nigeria, even after about three decades when the first evidence of Brucella infection
Table-1: Sex distribution of Brucella antibodies in chickens (n=410) in Anambra state, Nigeria
Summary
Brucellosis is a pervasive zoonosis greatly dreaded worldwide because of its negative impacts on humans’ health and wealth. The agents of brucellosis, are Gram-negative, aerobic, and facultative intracellular pathogens; which are small sized (0.5-0.7 μm×0.6-1.5 μm), non-motile, nonsporulating, and nonencapsulated [1]. About 90% of animal and human brucellosis worldwide are caused by only B. melitensis, B. abortus, and B. suis [3]. The Creative Commons Public Domain Dedication waiver (http:// creativecommons.org/ publicdomain/zero/1.0/) applies to the data made available in this article, unless otherwise stated
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