Publications by authors named "Mohammed Baba Aliyu"
Article Synopsis
- Anthrax is re-emerging in domestic animals in Nigeria, raising public health concerns, prompting a study on stakeholder perceptions and preparedness regarding its resurgence and spread.
- A questionnaire study with 384 stakeholders revealed that while most animal health practitioners (96.2%) are aware of the outbreak, significantly fewer pastoralists (56.7%) are informed, highlighting a knowledge gap.
- Factors like extreme weather, contaminated pastures, animal trade, and lack of quarantine are seen as major contributors to the outbreak, emphasizing the need for collaborative One Health approaches to improve disease surveillance and tackle the issue effectively.
Highly pathogenic avian influenza H5N1 resurgence has occurred in Nigerian domestic bird flocks with public health concern. This study assessed poultry farmers' knowledge, perceptions, and biosecurity and biosafety practices regarding H5N1 resurgence, explore risk pathways for viral dissemination and associated socio-cultural and economic drivers in poultry flocks in Nigeria. A cross-sectional survey was carried out in randomly selected two poultry production systems, commercial intensive poultry production system and the backyard traditional free-range poultry production system.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Antimicrobials are used as a measure to maintain good health and productivity of lactating cows. This study assessed pastoralists' knowledge and practices regarding AMU in lactating cows; and risk pathways for AMR dissemination from cow milk to humans.
Methods: Interview questionnaire-based cross-sectional study was conducted in Fulani pastoral communities.