Influenza A virus antibodies in horses and pigs in Nigeria: The need for One Health approach
Adamu, Andrew, Adetunji, Rachael, Emmanuel, David, Adikwu, Alex, Idoko, Sunday, Adegboye, Oyelola, and Baba, Shekwoduza (2024) Influenza A virus antibodies in horses and pigs in Nigeria: The need for One Health approach. The Microbe, 2. 100039.
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Abstract
Influenza A viruses are a great threat to human health because of their heterogeneity in its host range and the propensity of reassortment to novel viruses with pandemic potential. There is risk of zoonotic transmission of influenza A between humans and livestock due to close interactions. Due to the paucity of data on influenza A viruses among domesticated animals, we investigated the presence of nucleocapsid of influenza A virus antibodies using ID screen® influenza A antibody competitive multi-species enzyme linked immunosorbent assay. A total of 184 pigs were sampled from Benue state, and 92 horses were sampled from three local government areas of Kaduna state, Nigeria. Of the animals sampled, an estimated 25% (95% CI: 18.92, 31.90) of pigs and 93.48% (95% CI: 86.34, 97.57) of horses tested positive for influenza A virus IgG. The results indicate exposure of domestic animals to influenza A virus, thereby raising concern of potential epidemics in both animals and humans. There is need for increased surveillance in both domestic animals and humans who are in close interaction.
| Item ID: | 82661 |
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| Item Type: | Article (Research - C1) |
| ISSN: | 2950-1946 |
| Copyright Information: | © 2024 The Author(s). Published by Elsevier Ltd. This is an open access article under the CC BY license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). |
| Date Deposited: | 13 Jun 2024 01:37 |
| FoR Codes: | 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3009 Veterinary sciences > 300914 Veterinary virology @ 50% 30 AGRICULTURAL, VETERINARY AND FOOD SCIENCES > 3009 Veterinary sciences > 300905 Veterinary epidemiology @ 40% 42 HEALTH SCIENCES > 4206 Public health > 420606 Social determinants of health @ 10% |
| SEO Codes: | 20 HEALTH > 2004 Public health (excl. specific population health) > 200404 Disease distribution and transmission (incl. surveillance and response) @ 100% |
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