Key result
FMD affects ~27% of sick cattle, peaking in older males, local breeds, and winter.
Why the study?
The study aimed to identify the prevalence and potential risk factors associated with Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle in Kapasia upazila, Gazipur district, Bangladesh.
Cross-Sectional (n=315)
No
This veterinary study identifies key risk factors and seasonal variations for Foot and Mouth Disease in cattle in Bangladesh to help prioritize control strategies.
May guide targeted FMD surveillance in high-risk Bangladeshi cattle groups; leaves open causal inference and generalizability pending prospective studies.
Clinical detection of Foot and Mouth Disease in the cattle which study was carried out in Kapasia upazila under Gazipur district during from February 2011 to January 2012 and identifying the potential risk factors associated with the studies in Kapasia, Gazipur. A total of 315 infected cattle of different age, sex were examined in the upazila veterinary development center of Kapasia in Gazipur district. Total 86 (27.30%) cattle were infected with FMD on the basis of clinico-epidemiological determinants. The effect of season, Breed, Age, and sex of cattle on the incidence of the disease was discussed. It was observed that rural farming system (30.43%) was more susceptible than intensive farming (21.30%) system of cattle. Old animals (33.15%) were more susceptible than adult (21.81%) and young (15.71%). The prevalence of disease was found significantly (P < 0.05) higher in male (33.65%) than in female (24.17%). It was observed that local breed cattle (35.48%) were more susceptible than cross-breed cattle (15.50%). Seasonal variation of the disease was significant in the study area. The infection was less in summer (11.63%) and increasing in rainy season (25.58%) but gradually increased in late period of winter season (62.80%). This report will help to prioritize and control strategies against Foot and Mouth diseases from Kapasia upazila at Gazipur District in Bangladesh.J. Bangladesh Agril. Univ. 14(2): 185-190, December 2016
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Alam et al. (2017) conducted a cross-sectional in Foot and Mouth Disease (FMD) (n=315). Risk factors (farming system, age, sex, breed, season) vs. Unexposed/reference groups was evaluated on Clinical prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease. The overall clinical prevalence of Foot and Mouth Disease among cattle with infectious diseases was 27.30%, with significantly higher susceptibility in older animals, males, local breeds, and during the winter season.
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