Abstract
BackgroundBrucellosis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide, causing direct losses to the livestock industry and threatening human health. Little is known about the status and factors affecting farmers’ private investment in the prevention and control of sheep brucellosis in China.Methodology/Principal findingsFrom April to October 2017, a cross-sectional, house-based study was conducted in 7 Chinese provinces. A total of 1037 households included in the study were analyzed. The average amount of private investment in the prevention and control of brucellosis was $0.73±0.54 per sheep. Multivariable analysis showed that factors facilitating private investment included older age of householder (OR = 1.07, 95%CI: 1.03–1.11), herd size >100 (OR = 2.49, 95%CI: 1.38–4.51), a higher percentage of income from sheep farming comparing to the total household income (OR = 1.14, 95%CI: 1.11–1.16), higher score of brucellosis knowledge (OR = 3.85, 95%CI: 1.40–10.51), actively learning related knowledge (OR = 2.98, 95%CI: 1.55–5.74), actively participating in related training courses (OR = 3.07, 95%CI: 1.52–6.18), care about other people’s attitudes (OR = 1.75, 95%CI: 1.35–2.28), concern about the health of neighbors’ livestock (OR = 1.75, 95%CI: 1.23–2.51). The analysis found a discouraging factor for private investment, supporting culling policy (OR = 0.67, 95%CI: 0.49–0.91).Conclusions/SignificanceIn addition to providing interventions related to farmers’ knowledge, attitudes and practices, guidance must be offered to help farmers understanding the importance of private investment in the prevention and control of brucellosis.
Highlights
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease caused by Brucella
Kong [11] described the prevalence and trends of human brucellosis in 15 provinces in southern China from 2004 to 2015, and the results showed that the incidence of human brucellosis in Guizhou, Yunnan, and Guangdong Provinces increased between 2012 and 2015
Our study aims to report the status of private investment in brucellosis prevention and control in epidemic areas of China and to explore the risk factors that may affect private investment
Summary
Brucellosis is a bacterial disease caused by Brucella. Brucellosis impacts livestock productivity and contaminates milk sources [2]. One study [3] revealed that a loss of approximately 3.4 billion dollars was caused by brucellosis in 2015 in animal husbandry in India. Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide, and four of the six endemic species of brucellosis in animals can cause infections in humans [4]. Complications of brucellosis can affect any organ system of the human body, causing disability and even death [7]. Scholars have estimated that the cost of treatment for brucellosis is approximately $1,000 per patient [8]. Brucellosis is one of the most common zoonoses worldwide, causing direct losses to the livestock industry and threatening human health. Little is known about the status and factors affecting farmers’ private investment in the prevention and control of sheep brucellosis in China
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