No evidence of Rift Valley fever antibodies in veterinarians and sheep in Northern Palestine
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Published:2022-08-20
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Page:1990-1995
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ISSN:2231-0916
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Container-title:Veterinary World
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language:en
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Short-container-title:Vet World
Author:
Alzuheir Ibrahim1ORCID, Helal Belal Abu1ORCID, Helal Mohammad Abu2ORCID, Fayyad Adnan1ORCID, Jalboush Nasr1ORCID
Affiliation:
1. Department of Veterinary Medicine, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7 Nablus, Palestine. 2. Department of Public Health Sciences, Faculty of Graduate Studies, An-Najah National University, P.O. Box 7 Nablus, Palestine.
Abstract
Background and Aim: Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) is a vector-borne virus that causes RVF in humans and ruminants. The clinical symptoms in humans and animals are non-specific and often misdiagnosed, but abortions in ruminants and high mortality in young animals are characteristic. Since the initial outbreak in the Rift Valley area in Kenya, the disease has spread to most African countries and the Middle East. The presence and epidemiological status of RVFV in humans and animals in Palestine are unknown. This study aimed to investigate the presence and risk factors for RVF seroprevalence in veterinarians, as occupational hazard professionals, and sheep, as highly susceptible animals, in Northern Palestine.
Materials and Methods: A cross-sectional study was conducted. Data and blood samples of 280 Assaf sheep and 100 veterinarians in close occupational contact with sheep were collected between August and September 2020 using an indirect enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay.
Results: No evidence of RVF antibodies was found in any human or animal sample.
Conclusion: Our results suggest that RVFV has not circulated in livestock in Northern Palestine, yet. Surveillance and response capabilities and cooperation with the nearby endemic regions are recommended. The distribution of competent vectors in Palestine, associated with global climate change and the role of wild animals, might be a possible route for RVF spreading to Palestine from neighboring countries.
Funder
An-Najah National University
Publisher
Veterinary World
Subject
General Veterinary
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