Seroprevalence and assessment of public awareness of Brucella spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Chlamydia abortus in small ruminants from selected smallholder commercial farms of Zimbabwe

Brucella spp., Toxoplasma gondii , and Chlamydia abortus have long been recognized as zoonoses and significant causes of reproductive failure in small ruminants globally. A cross-sectional study was conducted in August 2020 to determine the seroprevalences of Brucella spp., Toxoplasma gondii and Chl...

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Published in:	PloS one Vol. 18; no. 6; p. e0287902
Main Authors:	Tarusikirwa, Dey F., Blacklaws, Barbara, Trotter, Caroline L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Public Library of Science 29.06.2023 Public Library of Science (PLoS)
Subjects:	Abortion Agriculture Animals Biology and Life Sciences Brucella Brucellosis Chlamydia Chlamydia abortus Commercial farms Crop diseases Diagnosis Economic impact Failure Farmers Farms Goats Health aspects Households Impact analysis Land area Livestock Local government Medical laboratories Medicine and Health Sciences People and Places Protozoa Public awareness Public health Questionnaires Reproductive failure Risk factors Rural areas Rural communities Sample size Serology Sexually transmitted diseases Sheep Small farms STD Surveillance Toxoplasma gondii Toxoplasmosis Veterinary medicine Zoonoses Zimbabwe Harare Zimbabwe South Africa
ISSN:	1932-6203, 1932-6203
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