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. 2023 Oct 30:9:125-130.
doi: 10.1016/j.ijregi.2023.10.008. eCollection 2023 Dec.

Leptospirosis seroprevalence and risk factors among slaughterhouse workers in Burkina Faso

Sylvie Zida  1 , Henri Gautier Ouédraogo  1 , Tegwinde Rebeca Compaoré  1 , Tani Sagna  1 , Serge Théophile Soubeiga  1 , Bienvenu Yalabola Banhoro  1 , Abdou Azaque Zouré  1 , Dinanibè Kambiré  1 , Amadou Dicko  2 , Elsio A Wunder Jr  3 , Seni Kouanda  1
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Leptospirosis seroprevalence and risk factors among slaughterhouse workers in Burkina Faso

Sylvie Zida et al. IJID Reg. .

Abstract

Objectives: The objectives of this study were to determine the seroprevalence and risk factors of leptospirosis among slaughterhouse workers in Burkina Faso.

Methods: We performed a cross-sectional survey of slaughterhouse workers from Ouagadougou and Bobo Dioulasso between March and April 2021. Blood was collected by venipuncture and serum samples were tested using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and microscopic agglutination test. Questionnaires were used to collect information from these workers on sociodemographic characteristics, work activities, knowledge of zoonosis, and risky behaviors.

Results: Of the 172 subjects investigated, 28 (16.28%) were found seropositive for leptospirosis using enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay or microscopic agglutination test. The main Leptospira infecting serogroup were Mini, Autumnalis, Canicola, Copenhageni, L. mayottensis (ND), Icterohaemorrhagiae, Pyrogenes/Tarassovi (cross reaction), Panama, and Ballum. Risk factors according to multivariate analysis, included residence (P = 0.02), working at the bleeding station (P = 0.03), contact with feces and urine (P = 0.04), and the practice of agriculture outside the slaughterhouse (P = 0.05).

Conclusion: These findings indicate that a significant proportion of slaughterhouse workers are being exposed to pathogenic Leptospira. Public-health interventions against leptospirosis will need to target this occupational group. Proper personal protective equipment and information about the disease should be disseminated among slaughterhouses.

Keywords: Burkina Faso; Leptospirosis; Risk factors; Slaughterhouse workers.

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Conflict of interest statement

The authors have no competing interests to declare.

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