Prevalence and associated risk factors of mycobacterial infections in slaughter pigs from Mubende district in Uganda
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Date
2010
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Tropical animal health and production
Abstract
To date, the public health relevance of
mycobacterial infections in pigs is not well investigated
despite high risk of infection. Recently, there
has been a documented increase in opportunistic
infections and risk of acquiring opportunistic mycobacterial
infections in HIV/AIDS patients in Mubende
district; unfortunately, there has been no published
information on the epidemiology of mycobacterial
infections in this area. This study was carried out
between September 2008 and February 2009. Investigations
were done to assess the prevalence and
associated risk factors of mycobacterial infections in
slaughtered pigs in Mubende district of Uganda. A
total of 997 pigs (53.7% male and 46.3% female)
from 31 different slaughterhouses were examined for
the presence of lesions compatible with TB and
mycobacterial infections. Pathologic tissue specimens
were collected for culturing and isolation of mycobacteria.
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Mycobacteria, Pigs, Risk factor, Uganda
Citation
Muwonge, A., Kankya, C., Godfroid, J., Djonne, B., Opuda-Asibo, J., Biffa, D., ... & Skjerve, E. (2010). Prevalence and associated risk factors of mycobacterial infections in slaughter pigs from Mubende district in Uganda. Tropical animal health and production, 42(5), 905-913. DOI 10.1007/s11250-009-9506-5