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. 2015:2015:718193.
doi: 10.1155/2015/718193. Epub 2015 Jan 31.

Public Health Implications and Risk Factors Assessment of Mycobacterium bovis Infections among Abattoir Personnel in Bauchi State, Nigeria

A S Sa'idu  1 , E C Okolocha  1 , A A Dzikwi  1 , A A Gamawa  2 , S Ibrahim  3 , J K P Kwaga  1 , A Usman  4 , S A Maigari  5
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Public Health Implications and Risk Factors Assessment of Mycobacterium bovis Infections among Abattoir Personnel in Bauchi State, Nigeria

A S Sa'idu et al. J Vet Med. 2015.

Abstract

Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a chronic infectious and contagious zoonotic disease of domestic animals, wild animals, and humans. It poses a public health threat and economic losses due to abattoir condemnation of infected carcasses during meat inspection of slaughtered animals. Bovine tuberculosis is widespread in Africa including Nigeria affecting both cattle and humans, particularly Northern Nigeria. A prospective survey was conducted from June to August 2013 in the three Zonal abattoirs of Bauchi State, Nigeria. A total of 150 structured close-ended questionnaires were administered to abattoir personnel to assess their level of awareness of bTB. This study was aimed at determining the level of public health awareness, attitude, and practices of abattoir workers of bTB in Bauchi State, Nigeria. There was a statistically significant association between respondents' awareness of bTB and their occupational status, age, and duration of exposure to cattle carcasses (P < 0.05); the odds of being aware of bTB were 9.4, 7.3, and 2.1, respectively. In conclusion, these demonstrate the urgent need for public health authorities to intervene in bTB control. The risk of bTB transmission as indicated by the personnel's practices and awareness levels in Bauchi State could be prevented through the use of protective clothing (PPEs).

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Level of respondents' awareness of bTB as a zoonotic disease, attitude, and practices of abattoir staff (by their knowledge of disease transmission from cattle, the zoonotic nature of bTB, common clinical signs of TB in humans, importance of use of protective clothing, and vaccination history, resp.), in Bauchi State, Nigeria.
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