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the epidemiology of echinococcus infection in kaduna state, nigeria.infection of dogs with echinococcus gramulosus is recorded for the first time in kaduna state. observations on 330 dogs from different suburbs revealed an incidence of 1.2 per cent. of slaughtered stock examined, hydatid cyst infections were found in sheep (7.1 per cent), goats (18.4 per cent), cattle (1.5 per cent), camels (70.9 per cent) and pigs (5 per cent).1979552694
sero-prevalence of agglutinins to listeria monocytogenes in nigerian domestic animals.a survey using tube agglutination test was conducted to determine the antibody prevalence to listeria monocytogenes serotypes 1/2a, 1/2b, 1/2c, 3a and 4b in 1,190 serum samples of 8 animals species from various sources in kano and kaduna states of nigeria. following absorption with staphylococcus aureus antigen to remove cross-reacting agglutinins, 52 (68.4 p. 100) of the horse samples were positive. twenty-six (36.1 p. 100) pig, 52 (20.8 p. 100) cattle, 50 (20.0 p. 100) goat, 20 (20.0 p. 100) d ...19892518470
toxin-types of clostridium perfringens strains isolated from sheep, cattle and paddock soils in nigeria.two-hundred and forty-five strains of clostridium perfringens isolated from the faeces of apparently healthy sheep and cattle and from their environments (paddock soils) in kano and kaduna states of nigeria were studied. the isolates were examined by the toxin-antitoxin neutralisation tests performed intradermally in depilated albino guinea-pigs. one-hundred and twenty-seven (53.1%) of the isolates were type a, 17 (7.1%) were type b, 14 (4.9%) were type c, 44 (18.4%) were type d and 19 (7.9%) we ...19862873674
spatio-temporal dynamics of african swine fever outbreaks in nigeria, 2002-2007.african swine fever (asf) was first introduced into nigeria through lagos state in 1997. the disease rapidly spread to ogun state in 1998 and extended to the niger delta (delta, rivers and akwa ibom states) in the same year. in 1998, kaduna, plateau and benue states all north of the country experienced asf for the first time. poor farm biosecurity, bad abattoir practices and extensive/free range pig farming systems led to extensive spread of the diseases to about 16 nigerian states excluding the ...201020659268
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