Open Access
Research
(Published
online: 30-10-2016)
21.
Seroepidemiological survey of Neospora
caninum and its risk factors in farm dogs in Nakuru
district, Kenya -
Tequiero Abuom Okumu,
John Njenga Munene,
James Wabacha,
Victor Tsuma
and John Van Leeuwen
Veterinary World, 9(10): 1162-1166
doi:
10.14202/vetworld.2016.1162-1166
Tequiero Abuom
Okumu :
Department of
Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya;
okumutequiero@gmail.com
John Njenga
Munene :
Department of
Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine and Surgery,
Egerton University, Njoro, Nakuru County,
Kenya;
jnmunene@egerton.ac.ke
James Wabacha :
Department of
Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya;
African Union Inter African Bureau for Animal Resources, Nairobi,
Kenya;
james.wabacha@au-ibar.org
Victor Tsuma :
Department of
Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of
Nairobi, Nairobi City, Kenya;
tsuma65@yahoo.co.uk
John Van Leeuwen :
Department of
Health Management, Atlantic Veterinary College, University of
Prince Edward Island, Canada;
jvanleeuwen@upei.ca
Received: 20-04-2016, Accepted: 15-09-2016, Published online:
30-10-2016
Corresponding author:
Tequiero Abuom Okumu, e-mail: okumutequiero@gmail.com
Citation:
Okumu TA, Munene JN, Wabacha J, Tsuma V, Van Leeuwen J (2016)
Seroepidemiological survey of Neospora caninum and its
risk factors in farm dogs in Nakuru district, Kenya,
Veterinary World, 9(10): 1162-1166.
Abstract
Aim:
The
objective of this study was to determine the seroprevalence of
Neospora caninum (NC) and its risk factors in farm dogs
in Kenya.
Materials and
Methods:
As part of a
longitudinal study on dairy cattle abortion in 2010 in Kenya,
serum samples were collected from 84 dogs in 53 randomly
selected dairy cattle farms to determine the seroprevalence and
risk factors of seropositivity for NC.
Results:
15
(17.9%) of the dogs were seropositive to NC antibodies, and at
least one seropositive dog was found in 12 (22.6%) of the 53
farms. The final multivariable logistic regression model
identified free-roaming as the only factor significantly
associated with seropositivity (odds ratio=4.48; p=0.03).
Conclusion:
The
findings of this study indicate that canine neosporosis does
exist in Kenya and that farmers should restrict their dogs from
roaming to reduce the risk of their dogs becoming a reservoir
for NC. More studies need to be carried out to determine the
reproductive effects of NC on dairy cattle in Kenya.
Keywords:
cross-sectional study, dogs, Kenyan dairy farms, Neosporosis.
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