通过空间分析和在斐济进行问卷调查来评估牛和动物结核病的风险 - - 一项试点研究
Jenny-Ann L M L Toribio1,2, Keresi Lomata3, Sam Fullman4
1Sydney School of Veterinary Science, Faculty of Science, The University of Sydney, NSW, Australia.
Heliyon
|December 21, 2023
概括
斐济的牛结核病 (bTB) 与人类肺外结核病 (EPTB) 病例有关. 像消费生牛奶和与牛共享水源等危险做法有助于动物性结核病的传播,需要有针对性的教育.
科学领域:
- 兽医医学 兽医医学 兽医医学
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
- 流行病学 流行病学
背景情况:
- 由Mycobacterium bovis引起的牛结核病 (bTB) 影响全球的牛,并且可以传播给人类,通常导致肺外结核病 (EPTB).
- bTB已经在斐济的奶牛场建立,在人类中报告了EPTB病例,突出显示了潜在的动物传染风险.
研究的目的:
- 为了确定与斐济的bTB相关的潜在人类EPTB病例.
- 评估可能促进牛和人类之间传播Mycobacterium bovis的农业和消费做法.
主要方法:
- 利用"一个健康"的方法,整合了来自斐济农业和卫生部的数据.
- 进行了一项基于问卷的调查,调查了潜在暴露于bTB的家庭的农业和消费做法.
主要成果:
- 在EPTB病例和受bTB影响的牛场之间发现了显著的空间相关性.
- 确定了与牛和生牛奶消费共享的农场水源作为BTB传播的重要风险因素.
- 观察到高风险的做法,包括后院牛屠宰和消费的生牛奶.
结论:
- 动物传播的bTB从牛到人类正在发生在斐济,与特定的环境和畜牧业实践相关.
- 农民对bTB预防的理解有限,这凸显了有针对性的教育和宣传计划的需要.
- 建议进行进一步的研究,包括分子类型和全面的EPTB评估,以指导控制策略.
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