Sero-Prevalence of Rift Valley Fever and Brucellosis in Cattle of Northern Benin, West Africa

Abortive diseasessuch as Brucellosis and Rift Valley Fever are among the major constraints forruminant breeding due to economic losses they cause for animal keepersand risk of human environmental contamination. A serological study wasconducted, from August October 2021, in commune Malanville assessthe prevalence two diseases Northern Benin. 92 blood samples wererandomly collected 7 farms that acknowledge abortion occurrence within thelast 12 months. The sera resulting were tested forRift virus Brucella antibodies using competition ELISA. results showed 13.04 17.39% ofthe positive brucellosis respectively.This indicates although there is no official reported outbreaks RiftValley Benin, circulating livestock population.Therefore control disease spread protect keepers andanimal source food consumers' health, all stakeholders including andhuman health experts, researchers, policymakers, relevant ministries, livestockkeepers must develop a participatory program theyears come One Health approach.