Tekki, I., Aiyedun, J., Hambolu, E., Chabiri, L., Davou, J., Oludairo, O., Jegede, H., Nwosuh, C., Akanbi, O., Daodu, O., Ocholi, R. (2022). A 30-year Retrospective Laboratory Surveillance of Wildlife Rabies in Nigeria. test, 4(2), 9-21. doi: 10.21608/jcvr.2022.267502
Ishaya Sini Tekki; Julius Olaniyi Aiyedun; Emmanuel Sunday Hambolu; Ladi Chabiri; Joseph Alex Davou; Oladapo Oyedeji Oludairo; Henry Olanrewaju Jegede; Chika Nwosuh; Olatunde Babatunde Akanbi; Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu; Reuben Ocholi. "A 30-year Retrospective Laboratory Surveillance of Wildlife Rabies in Nigeria". test, 4, 2, 2022, 9-21. doi: 10.21608/jcvr.2022.267502
Tekki, I., Aiyedun, J., Hambolu, E., Chabiri, L., Davou, J., Oludairo, O., Jegede, H., Nwosuh, C., Akanbi, O., Daodu, O., Ocholi, R. (2022). 'A 30-year Retrospective Laboratory Surveillance of Wildlife Rabies in Nigeria', test, 4(2), pp. 9-21. doi: 10.21608/jcvr.2022.267502
Tekki, I., Aiyedun, J., Hambolu, E., Chabiri, L., Davou, J., Oludairo, O., Jegede, H., Nwosuh, C., Akanbi, O., Daodu, O., Ocholi, R. A 30-year Retrospective Laboratory Surveillance of Wildlife Rabies in Nigeria. test, 2022; 4(2): 9-21. doi: 10.21608/jcvr.2022.267502

A 30-year Retrospective Laboratory Surveillance of Wildlife Rabies in Nigeria

Journal of Current Veterinary Research
Volume 4, Issue 2, October 2022, Pages 9-21    PDF (1.33 M)
Document Type: Original Article
DOI: 10.21608/jcvr.2022.267502
Authors
Ishaya Sini Tekki1; Julius Olaniyi Aiyedun2; Emmanuel Sunday Hambolu1; Ladi Chabiri1; Joseph Alex Davou1; Oladapo Oyedeji Oludairo* 2; Henry Olanrewaju Jegede3; Chika Nwosuh1; Olatunde Babatunde Akanbi4; Oluwafemi Babatunde Daodu5; Reuben Ocholi6
1National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria.
2Department of Veterinary Public Health and Preventive Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Ilorin.
3Veterinary Teaching Hospital, University of Ilorin.
4Department of Veterinary Pathology, University of Ilorin.
5Department of Veterinary Microbiology, University of Ilorin
6National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom, Nigeria
Abstract
Rabies is a neglected, fatal zoonotic disease that poses great diagnostic challenge in developing countries. It remains a serious public health hazard in many developing countries where dog bite is the main mode of transmission to man. Accurate laboratory diagnosis of rabies is important in the confirmation of the disease in man and animals. This study was designed to evaluate the existence of rabies in wild animals in Nigeria between 1990 and 2019. Annual records of rabies which were confirmed through laboratory diagnosis at the National Reference Laboratory for rabies in Nigeria, The National Veterinary Research Institute (NVRI), Vom, Plateau State, were retrieved, analysed and presented using descriptive statistics. A total of Eighty- four (84) wildlife specimens tested for rabies during the period under review, 17 (20.34%) were positive for rabies while 67 (79.76%) were negative. Squirrels (8%) and monkeys (5%) had the highest occurrence of the disease. Thus presenting baseline information on the occurrence of rabies in wildlife in Nigeria.
Keywords
Surveillance; Nigeria; Rabies; Wildlife
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