Publications by authors named "N B Alhaji"
A cross-sectional study was conducted to assess antibiotic usage, residues, resistance and drivers of their emergence in fish aquaculture in Northern Nigeria between 2019 and 2020. A structured questionnaire was administered to 151 randomly selected farmers. Fish, column and wastewater samples were analysed with enzyme link immunosorbent assay (ELISA) for residue detection and quantification.
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- 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: Bovine tuberculosis (bTB) is a serious public health and neglected zoonotic disease responsible for 147,000 human cases and 12,500 deaths annually. This study assessed knowledge, risk perceptions, and preventive practices regarding bTB among occupationally exposed abattoir workers and drivers for transmission in slaughterhouses.
Methods: Using a pre-tested questionnaire, we surveyed a cross-section of workers in five main abattoirs in North-central Nigeria between 2018 and 2019.
As an imperative source of protein to man, meat could also serve as a source of infections when processed poorly. This research studied consumers' knowledge and self-reported food safety practices among 869 meat consumers of different socioeconomic statuses. We summarized the data obtained using descriptive and inferential statistics.
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