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Prevalence and public health significance of rabies virus in bats in the North Region of Cameroon.
| العنوان: | Prevalence and public health significance of rabies virus in bats in the North Region of Cameroon. |
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| المؤلفون: | Isaac Dah, Rodrigue Simonet Poueme Namegni, Mohamed Moctar Mouiche Mouliom, Simon Dickmu Jumbo, Ranyl Nguena Guefack Noumedem, Isabelle Conclois, Liegeois Florian, Laurent God-Yang, Jean Marc Kameni Feussom, Abel Wade, Dorothée Missé, Julius Awah-Ndukum |
| المصدر: | PLoS Neglected Tropical Diseases, Vol 17, Iss 10, p e0010803 (2023) |
| بيانات النشر: | Public Library of Science (PLoS), 2023. |
| سنة النشر: | 2023 |
| المجموعة: | LCC:Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine LCC:Public aspects of medicine |
| مصطلحات موضوعية: | Arctic medicine. Tropical medicine, RC955-962, Public aspects of medicine, RA1-1270 |
| الوصف: | BackgroundRabies is a zoonotic disease of all warm-blooded animals including humans. There is a paucity of data on the status of rabies in wild animals in Cameroon and the disease is endemic in the country with dogs being the main source of transmission. Bat habitats are widespread in Cameroon, but there is limited information on the prevalence of rabies in bats, and their role of as potential reservoirs of rabies virus.MethodsA cross sectional study was carried out to estimate the prevalence and to assess risk factors of rabies virus in bats in the North Region of Cameroon. A total of 212 bats belonging to three families (Pteropodidae, Vespertilionidae and Molossidae) and 5 species were sampled in 7 localities in the North Region of Cameroon and were tested for rabies virus antigen using direct Immunofluorescence Test (IFA).ResultsOverall, 26.9% (57/212) of the bats collected showed an IFA positive reaction. The prevalence was significantly higher (PConclusionThe study revealed the first evidence of Lyssavirus in bats in Cameroon. This finding showed that bat rabies are real and represents a potential public health concern in communities with bat habitats in the North Region of Cameroon. Enhancing the level of public awareness and health education on the potential of bats as reservoirs of Lyssavirus in Cameroon as well as the integration of the "One Health" approach for effective management of animal and human rabies should be emphasized. |
| نوع الوثيقة: | article |
| وصف الملف: | electronic resource |
| اللغة: | English |
| تدمد: | 1935-2727 1935-2735 |
| Relation: | https://journals.plos.org/plosntds/article/file?id=10.1371/journal.pntd.0010803&type=printable; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2727; https://doaj.org/toc/1935-2735 |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010803&type=printable |
| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010803 |
| URL الوصول: | https://doaj.org/article/0bd4b6e3f33740b5ab36cbe3c9a0beb7 |
| رقم الأكسشن: | edsdoj.0bd4b6e3f33740b5ab36cbe3c9a0beb7 |
| قاعدة البيانات: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
Full Text Finder | تدمد: | 19352727 19352735 |
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| DOI: | 10.1371/journal.pntd.0010803&type=printable |