Risk factors for herdsman-reported foot-and-mouth disease in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon

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• 作者：Bronsvoort ; B.M. de C. ; Nfon ; C. ; Hamman ; S.M. ; Tanya ; V.N. ; Kitching ; R.P. ; Morgan ; K.L.
• 关键词：Risk factor ; Foot-and-mouth disease ; Cameroon ; Logistic regression ; Cattle
• 刊名：Preventive Veterinary Medicine
• 出版年：2004
• 出版时间：December 15, 2004
• 年：2004
• 卷：66
• 期：1-4
• 页码：127-139
• 全文大小：141 K

文摘

We analysed responses from 147 Fulani herdsmen to a questionnaire about cattle herd-level risk factors for foot-and-mouth disease (FMD) in the previous year. The study used a cross-sectional design with a stratified, two-stage random sample of cattle herds in the Adamawa Province of Cameroon. The questionnaire was pre-tested at a local cattle market before a final version was translated into Foulfoulde (the local Fulani dialect). Variables were screened using a univariable analysis and logistic multiple-regression models were developed in a forward-selection process.

Fifty-eight percent (50–65; 90 % CIs) of herdsmen reported FMD in their herd in the previous 12 months. Important risk factors for FMD in the previous 12 months included going on transhumance (OR = 2.6), buying cattle from markets (OR = 2.2), mixing of herds at watering points (OR = 2.4), feeding cotton-seed cake (OR = 3.3), buffalo near the herd (OR = 2.2) and administrative division. For the subset of herds that went on transhumance, coming in contact with an FMDV-diseased herd while on transhumance was the strongest factor (OR = 16).