Publications by authors named "Georges Marc Arthur Mveng Sanding"
Article Synopsis
- Rift Valley fever (RVF) is a serious mosquito-borne disease affecting humans, livestock, and wildlife, especially in Africa; this study focuses on its prevalence in animals at a slaughterhouse in Yaoundé, Cameroon.
- A cross-sectional study conducted in March 2020 involved testing blood samples from 191 sheep and goats, revealing a 5.2% positive rate for RVFV IgG antibodies, with higher prevalence in females and sheep.
- The findings indicate RVFV circulation in local ruminants and underscore the importance of establishing a surveillance system for monitoring the virus across humans, livestock, wildlife, and vectors in Cameroon.
Background: Hepatitis E virus (HEV) is a zoonotic pathogen of which pigs have been established as reservoirs. In the present study, we investigated the presence of HEV among pigs in the Center and Littoral regions of Cameroon and performed the molecular characterization of positive strains.
Methodology: A total of 453 serum and stool samples were randomly collected from pigs in slaughterhouses in Obala, Douala and Yaounde.