Browsing by Author "Olugasa, Babasola O."
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Item The abattoir environment and rabies epidemics in a transit city of Nigeria, 2002-2008: Lessons from a spatial regression study(Vet Academic Resource Foundation, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ibadan., 2014) Olugasa, Babasola O.; Aiyedun, J. O.Rabies remains a public health concern in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State,Nigeria and requires accurate map of its spatial distribution for more effective vaccination programmes among humans and dogs. Using a geographic information system (GIS)-based approach, we computed classical and spatial lag regression models on eight spatial features, including the age of victim, their knowledge, proximity of victims' houses to bite site, veterinary clinic, and proportion of vaccinated dogs in victim's environment, proximity of victim's house to an abattoir, frequency of commute within abattoir environment, pre- and post-exposure vaccination status of dogbite victim against rabies. We found significant (p = 0.021) spatial autocorrelation between rabies cases and the spatial features we have considered. We concluded that the municipal abattoir (Pata) environment influenced dog-bite incidence and transmission of rabies virus along spatial scale to humans. The risk factors identified in this study offered a baseline for more effective surveillance of rabies and identification of safety of routes to schools for pupils and apprentices to market places in local community within Ilorin city, Nigeria.Item Prevalence of antibody against rabies among confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in a transit city of Nigeria(Istituto G. Caporale, 2011) Olugasa, Babasola O.; Aiyedun, Julius O.; Emikpe, Benjamin O.The prevalence of anti-glycoprotein antibodies against rabies virus is studied in the sera of confined, free-roaming and stray dogs in Ilorin, the capital city of Kwara State, Nigeria. A quantitative indirect enzyme-linked immuno-sorbent assay (i-ELISA) was used to detect rabies virus anti-glycoprotein antibodies in sera from 116 confined, 61 free-roaming, and 13 stray dogs. The sera were collected between June and December 2008 from apparently healthy dogs. Of these 190 dogs, 81 (42.6%), consisting of 57 confined (49.1%), 23 free-roaming (37.7%) and 1 stray (7.7%), had antibody titres that exceeded the positive threshold of 0.5 equivalent units (eu)/ml against rabies, while 109 (57.4%) presented titres that were below the threshold. Prevalence of rabies anti-glycoprotein antibody was higher in the confined dogs compared to free-roaming and stray dogs. Our results indicated low anti-rabies sero-prevalence (42.6%) in the dog population of Ilorin, a transit city that lies between northern and southern Nigeria. This is the first community-based prevalence report on the anti-rabies serological profile of dogs in Nigeria. The need for primary and booster mass vaccination of dogs and the impact of these findings on rabies control in Nigeria are discussed.