TY - JOUR
T1 - Herd-level seroprevalence and risk-mapping of bovine hypodermosis in Belgian cattle herds
AU - Haine, D.
AU - Boelaert, F.
AU - Pfeiffer, D. U.
AU - Saegerman, C.
AU - Lonneux, J. F.
AU - Losson, B.
AU - Mintiens, K.
PY - 2004/8/30
Y1 - 2004/8/30
N2 - Our objective was to determine the seroprevalence of Hypoderma spp. and to develop a spatial model describing the risk surface of warble-fly infection in Belgian cattle herds (adjusting for herd size, herd type, local temperature, rainfall, relative air humidity and land-cover). This survey was carried out in 390 selected herds of all types (dairy, mixed and beef) from December 1997 to March 1998, which were included in a national infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and paratuberculosis (Johne's-disease) survey. All animals >24 months old were blood sampled and an ELISA was used on pooled serum samples (10 animals per pool). The herd seroprevalence was 48.7% (95% confidence interval: 43.6-53.8); positive herds were mainly in the south of the country and along the North Sea coast. The logistic multiple-regression model of herd-level seropositivity indicated that mixed-type and beef-cattle herds have more than four-fold and two-fold increases in the odds of being Hypoderma-positive, respectively, compared with dairy herds. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
AB - Our objective was to determine the seroprevalence of Hypoderma spp. and to develop a spatial model describing the risk surface of warble-fly infection in Belgian cattle herds (adjusting for herd size, herd type, local temperature, rainfall, relative air humidity and land-cover). This survey was carried out in 390 selected herds of all types (dairy, mixed and beef) from December 1997 to March 1998, which were included in a national infectious bovine rhinotracheitis and paratuberculosis (Johne's-disease) survey. All animals >24 months old were blood sampled and an ELISA was used on pooled serum samples (10 animals per pool). The herd seroprevalence was 48.7% (95% confidence interval: 43.6-53.8); positive herds were mainly in the south of the country and along the North Sea coast. The logistic multiple-regression model of herd-level seropositivity indicated that mixed-type and beef-cattle herds have more than four-fold and two-fold increases in the odds of being Hypoderma-positive, respectively, compared with dairy herds. © 2004 Elsevier B.V. All rights reserved.
KW - Belgium
KW - Hypodermosis
KW - Prevalence
KW - Risk-mapping
KW - Spatial analysis
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U2 - 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.06.005
DO - 10.1016/j.prevetmed.2004.06.005
M3 - RGC 62 - Review of books or of software (or similar publications/items)
C2 - 15454329
SN - 0167-5877
VL - 65
SP - 93
EP - 104
JO - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
JF - Preventive Veterinary Medicine
IS - 1-2
ER -