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    • The epidemiology of zoonotic brucellosis in Bahr el Ghazal region of South Sudan 

      Madut, Nuol Aywel; Muleme, James; Kankya, Clovice; Nasinyama, George William; Muma, John Bwalya; Godfroid, Jacques; Jubara, Ambrose Samuel; Muwonge, Adrian (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2019-06-26)
      <p><i>Background - </i>In this study, we focused on three zoonotic brucellosis risk groups; abattoir workers, febrile cases at Wau hospital and cattle herders, in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan. Competitive c-ELISA was used to detect anti-<i>Brucella</i> antibodies in 725 individuals between December 2015 and May 2016. In addition, questionnaire metadata, focus group discussions and key informant ...

    • Knowledge and practices of brucellosis among high-risk groups in Bahr El Ghazal Region, South Sudan 

      Madut, Nuol Aywel; Nasinyama, George William; Muma, John Bwalya; Muwonge, Adrian; Muleme, James; Godfroid, Jacques; Jubara, Ambrose; Kankya, Clovice (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2017-08-03)
      <b>Background:</b> Brucellosis is the most common zoonotic infections in pastoral settings. Lack of knowledge about the disease may cause devastating out come to the patients, thus sustained it in such communities. This study assessed knowledge and practices among high-risk groups in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan. <br><b>Methods:</b> Across sectional survey involving abattoir workers, febrile ...

    • The sero-prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and their herders in Bahr el Ghazal region, South Sudan 

      Madut, Nuol Aywel; Muwonge, Adrian; Nasinyama, George William; Muma, John Bwalya; Godfroid, Jacques; Jubara, Ambrose Samuel; Muleme, James; Kankya, Clovice (Journal article; Tidsskriftartikkel; Peer reviewed, 2018-06-20)
      <i>Background</i>: Brucellosis is a worldwide recognized bacterial zoonotic disease. There is currently no information on bovine brucellosis sero-prevalence in South Sudan regardless of the economic, social and public health impact on populations. Therefore, for the first time in 33 years, we report the sero-prevalence of brucellosis in cattle and their herders. Furthermore, we characterize the ...