Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya
Date
2003Author
Karimi, S K
McDermott, J J
Gitau, G K
Gathuma, J M
Kinuthia, R N
Type
PresentationLanguage
enMetadata
Show full item recordAbstract
Risk factors for sero-prevalence of Theileria parva, Theileria mutans,
Anaplasma marginale and Babesia bigemina were investigated in 729 calves from
Maasai herds in Kajiado District, Kenya. Study herds were selected using a multistage
sampling method. Serum antibodies were estimated using an indirect Enzyme-
Linked Immunosorbent Assay and expressed as a percent positivity. The objective
was to identify risk factors associated with sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases in
Maasai pastoral systems in Kajiado District. Sero-prevalence and associated risk
factors varied between and within agro-climatic zones, group ranches and farms.
Thus, targeted rather than blanket immunization of calves and other tick control
should be conducted, with targeting being done at agro-climatic, group ranch and
farm levels
Citation
Karimi, S K et al(2003). Risk factors for sero-prevalence of tick-borne diseases of calves in Maasai pastoral herds in Kajiado District, Kenya. International Symposia on Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics proceedings, ISVEE 10: Proceedings of the 10th Symposium of the International Society for Veterinary Epidemiology and Economics, Vina del Mar, Chile, Arthropod-borne diseases session, p 507, Nov 2003Publisher
Department of Public Health, pharmacology and Toxicology, University of Nairobi
Description
Conference paper