AVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N2) ANTIBODIES IN LOCAL CHICKENS AND AWARENESS LEVEL OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN KADUNA STATE

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dc.contributor.authorDUROSINLORUN, ABDULKAREEM
dc.date.accessioned2014-02-27T12:59:55Z
dc.date.available2014-02-27T12:59:55Z
dc.date.issued2009-01
dc.descriptionA THESIS SUBMITTED TO THE POSTGRADUATE SCHOOL AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIA IN PARTIAL FULFILLMENT OF THE REQUIREMENTS FOR THE AWARD OF MASTER OF SCIENCE IN VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE DEPARTMENT OF VETERINARY PUBLIC HEALTH AND PREVENTIVE MEDICINE AHMADU BELLO UNIVERSITY ZARIAen_US
dc.description.abstractSix hundred and five sera samples were collected from apparently healthy local chickens in thirty three villages in twelve Local Government Areas of Kaduna State. Six of the Local Government Areas had outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza that was reported and confirmed between 2006 and 2007. The remaining six Local Government Areas were randomly selected from those Local Government Areas that did not report outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza during the same period. Hemagglutination inhibition test was conducted to detect antibodies to low pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N2) while structured questionnaires were administered to one hundred and seventy two (172) farmers to determine their knowledge, level of awareness and readiness to disclose outbreak of highly pathogenic avian influenza. The overall prevalence rate of antibodies to low pathogenic avian influenza virus (H5N2) was 18.1%. A higher prevalence rate of (27.3%) was recorded in Local Government Areas that did not report outbreak of HPAI compared to the prevalence rate of 7.5% in the Local Government Areas that reported outbreak of HPAI. The result of this study shows that low pathogenic influenza virus (H5N2) is circulating among local chicken population in Kaduna state. There was association between the presence of ducks and detection of antibodies to low pathogenic H5N2 virus (χ2 =24.257 df =1). Most of the farmers (84.9%) were aware of HPAI. Majority (87.2%) also said they would report outbreak of HPAI but the knowledge of the disease was low (19.8%) among farmers. Educational status (χ2 = 16.635 df = 5) and occupation (χ2 = 9.984 df = 4) of farmers had association with the knowledge of HPAI. Majority (78.5%) of farmers heard of HPAI through the radio. This may explain why the knowledge of the disease is low. It is recommended that surveillance to establish the presence or absence of LPAI (H5N2) and other LPAI should be enhanced and sustained. More efforts should also be made to improve the knowledge and recognition of HPAI by local poultry farmers. This will go a long way in aiding the Federal Government’s control program of the disease.en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/123456789/2912
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.subjectAVIAN,en_US
dc.subjectINFLUENZA,en_US
dc.subjectANTIBODIES,en_US
dc.subjectLOCAL CHICKENS,en_US
dc.subjectAWARENESS,en_US
dc.subjectLEVEL,en_US
dc.subjectHIGHLY,en_US
dc.subjectPATHOGENIC,en_US
dc.subjectAVIAN INFLUENZA,en_US
dc.subjectKADUNA STATEen_US
dc.titleAVIAN INFLUENZA (H5N2) ANTIBODIES IN LOCAL CHICKENS AND AWARENESS LEVEL OF HIGHLY PATHOGENIC AVIAN INFLUENZA IN KADUNA STATEen_US
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