加纳社区的毒病:需要采取行动
Linda Ama Owusuaa Amoah1, Mavis Oppong2, Solomon Kofi Amoah3
1Department of Animal Biology and Conservation Science, University of Ghana, Legon, Ghana.
Science in One Health
|July 30, 2024
概括
在加纳的物中,Toxcara canis感染很常见,构成显著的动物感染风险. 综合疾病监测和一个健康的方法对于控制这种被忽视的寄生虫感染至关重要.
科学领域:
- 兽医寄生虫学 兽医寄生虫学
- 动物传播疾病 动物传播疾病
- 公共卫生 公共卫生
背景情况:
- 被忽视的寄生虫感染,如毒病,在加纳很普遍.
- 托克索卡拉种类的动物水库. 动物传染病在加纳社区很常见,频繁的人与动物的互动促进了动物传染病.
- 加纳对毒病的有限疾病监测需要有针对性的研究.
研究的目的:
- 为了调查Toxcara spp.的流行情况. 在加纳的动物水库中.
- 确定与人类暴露于Toxcara canis.相关的风险因素.
- 为疾病监测策略提供信息,并促进"一个健康"的方法.
主要方法:
- 在加纳大阿克拉地区结合生物样本采集和调查的横截面研究.
- 对符合条件的参与者和动物进行有目的和方便的抽样.
- 处理动物生物样本的分子技术和为物主人准备的半结构化问卷.
主要成果:
- 32.2%的受访动物检测出Toxcara canis阳性,主要是狗和动物 (Praomys tulbergi).
- 确定的风险因素包括不经常的物除虫 (超过三分之一的业主),共享的睡眠空间 (约四分之一),以及儿童与物无人监督的接触.
- 物主人证实,物经常接触动物.
结论:
- 动物和人类暴露中T. canis的高流行率表明人类毒素病的风险很大.
- 需要对猫的T. canis进行进一步的研究.
- 实现可持续发展目标3需要通过综合监测和"一健康"战略优先考虑被忽视的疾病.
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