Bett, Bernard K.

Groschup, M.

Lutwama, J.

Nijhof, A.

Roesel, Kristina

Tumusiime, Dan

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle in selected endemic prone and regions of no known outbreaks in UgandaDan Tumusiime1,4,5, Ard Nijhof1, Martin Groschup2, Julius Lutwama3, Kristina Rosel5, Bernard Bett5   1Freie Universität Berlin, Germany; 2Friedrich-Loeffler-Institute, Germany 3Uganda Virus Research Institute; 4Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda; 5International Livestock Research Institute, Uganda/Kenya▪ Rift Valley fever (RVF) is an emerging neglected zoonotic vector-borne infectious disease with a significant threat to animal and human health, and livestock production, primarilyin sub–Saharan Africa. Uganda reported the first RVF outbreak in 2016 since 1968 (Shoemaker et al., 2019). Recent serosurveys indicated widespread positivity including areasthat have never reported an outbreak.▪ Little is known regarding the epidemiological drivers for RVF occurrence and exposure risk factors for infection in livestock at the farm level in Uganda.MethodsConclusions & limitationsThis study revealed that anti-RVFV antibodies are present in cattle in both endemic-prone and districts with no known outbreaks. It suggests the likely endemic circulation of RVFV inthe study districts notwithstanding the absence of clinical cases reported in animals or humans. The high seroprevalence in Butebo and Napak could be attributed to communal andmigratory grazing systems respectively and sampling of more male and older animals. The low seroprevalence in Isingiro could be due to the sampling of more young and femaleanimals than in other districts. Cattle kept with goats had higher seroprevalence. The presence of anti-RVFV IgM antibodies in sera can be construed as a possible recent infection ofthe animals in both contrasting regions. Ecological variables are being analyzed to further understand their role in RVF distribution in the four districts.Corresponding author: Dan Tumusiime D.Tumusiime@cgiar.org ILRI c/o Bioversity International P.O. Box 24384, Kampala Uganda+256 392 081 154/155 This document is licensed for use under the Creative Commons Attribution 4.0 International Licence. September 2022.22 September 2022FindingsILRI thanks all donors and organizations which globally support its work through their contributions to the CGIAR Trust Fund.Contribution to Uganda’s livestock development agendaThis information will help policymakers, planners, and stakeholders in designing and implementing cost-effective and sustainable RVF surveillance, prevention & control strategies.Table 1: Potential risk factors associated with anti-RVFV IgG seroprevalence in cattle constructed on univariable logistic regression• We conducted a cross-sectional study (January – February 2022) to examine the seroprevalence andassociated risk factors of Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) in cattle in selected two endemic prone districts(Lyantonde and Isingiro) and two districts of no known outbreaks (Butebo and Napak) in Uganda.• Stratified sampling strategy was used to select 84 herds where sera were collected from 1,470 randomlyselected cattle in eight sub-counties (Masha and Kashumba in Isingiro district; Lyantonde and Kasagamain Lyantonde district; Iriiri and Matany in Napak district; and Butebo and Kanginima in Butebo district).• Sociodemographic and animal-level data collected using electronic forms designed using Open Data Kit.• The sera were tested at the National Animal Disease Diagnostic and Epidemiology Centre (NADDEC) usingthe commercial ID Screen® RVFV competition Multispecies ELISA kit with a level of sensitivity andspecificity of 91% – 100% and 100% (95% CI: 99.58% – 100%) (Comtet et al. 2010; Kortekaas et al. 2013).• Positive samples and approx. 10% of the negative samples were screened for anti-RVFv IgM antibodies.• Data were analysed using IBM SPSS Statistics for Windows, Version 20.0.Risk factor VariablesNo. testedNumber +ve % Positive 95% CI P-valueLocality: DistrictLyantonde 367 229 62.4 57.0 – 67.0 <0.001*Butebo 375 211 56.3 51.0 – 61.0Napak 353 107 30.3 25.0 – 35.0Isingiro 375 83 22.1 18.0 – 26.0Locality: SubcountyKashumba 189 40 21.2 15.0 – 27.0 <0.001*Masha 186 43 23.1 17.0 – 29.0Iriri 171 46 26.9 20.0 – 34.0Matany 182 61 33.5 27.0 – 40.0Kanginima 168 84 50.0 40.0 – 58.0Butebo 207 127 61.4 55.0 – 68.0Lyantonde 185 91 49.2 42.0 – 56.0Kasagama 182 138 75.8 70.0 – 82.0Animal Age (years)<2 95 31 32.6 23.0 – 42.0 <0.001*2-<4 1,257 511 40.7 38.0 – 43.04 to 6 118 88 74.6 67.0 – 83.0Animal BreedLocal 935 365 39.0 36.0 – 42.0 <0.001*Crossbred 535 265 49.5 45.0 – 54.0SexMale 281 114 40.6 35.0 – 46.0 0.389Female 1,189 516 43.4 41.0 – 44.6Abortion historyYes 43 24 55.8 40.0 – 71.0 0.049*No 1,137 499 43.9 41.0 – 47.0Grazing typeZero grazing 25 04 16.0 1.0 – 31.0 <0.001*Fenced 566 276 49.0 45.0 – 53.0Communal 526 244 46.0 42.0 – 5.0Migratory 353 106 30.0 25.0 – 35.0Animal species  in a herdCattle only 236 103 43.6 37.0 – 50.0 0.016*Cattle + goats 503 239 47.5 43.0 – 52.0Cattle + sheep 128 58 45.3 37.0 – 54.0Cattle + goats + sheep 603 230 38.1 34.0 – 42.0IntroductionTable 2: Multivariable logistic regression model for RVFV seropositivity in cattle Risk factor Variable B S.E. Wald df P-value OR95% C. I for ORAnimal sex Male cattle -0.436 0.159 7.532 1 0.006* 0.646 0.473-0.883Animal species on farmCattle + goats + sheep 9.973 3 0.019* RefCattle only -0.319 0.21 2.311 1 0.128 0.727 0.482-1.097Cattle + goats -0.531 0.204 6.764 1 0.009* 0.5880.394-0.877Cattle + sheep 0.138 0.248 0.307 1 0.579 1.148 0.705-1.867Animal age (in years)4 – 6+ 31.671 2 <0.001 Ref<2 -1.793 0.319 31.641 1 <0.001 0.166 0.089-0.311<2 – <4 -0.892 0.263 11.499 1 0.001 0.410.245-0.686OR: odds ratio; df: degree of freedom; CI: confidence interval; Ref: Modality considered as a reference while performing logistic regressionIgM Screening: Six anti-RVF IgM cases were identified (cattle)District No. tested No. Positive % PositiveButebo 228 01 0.4Lyantonde 243 01 0.4Napak 166 03 1.8Isingiro 84 01 1.2

Prevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle in selected endemic prone and regions of no known outbreaks in Uganda

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Prevalence and associated risk factors of Rift Valley fever in cattle in selected endemic prone and regions of no known outbreaks in Uganda

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