Comparison of two diagnostic tests for animal rabies in Burkina Faso

Authors

  • Lalidia Bruno OUOBA Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Lamouni Habibata ZERBO Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Désiré TOUGMA Ecole Nationale de l'Elevage et de la Santé Animale (ENESA) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Sandaogo Hamidou OUANDAOGO Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Grégorie BAZIMO Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Sie Boubacar N’PATON Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Victorine OUEDRAOGO Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Mariétou GUITTI Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Dominique GUIGMA Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Sidiki TRAORE Laboratoire d'Analyse Numérique, Informatique et Biomathématiques (LANIBIO), Université Joseph Ki-ZERBO, BP 01 7021 Ouagadougou, Burkina Faso ;
  • Péma NEYA Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Dji-Tombo Adama DRABO Laboratoire National d’Elevage (LNE) of Ouagadougou (Burkina Faso)
  • Rianatou Bada ALAMBEDJI Ecole Inter-Etats des Sciences et Médecine Vétérinaires de Dakar (EISMV) of Dakar (Senegal); rianatoub@yahoo.fr (R.B.A.)

Keywords:

Rabies, Lyssavirus, Diagnosis, RDT, FAT, Burkina Faso

Abstract

Various methods and tests have been developed to allow an early diagnosis for rapid management of
animals bites or people who have been in contact with rabid or suspected animals. The use of a Rapid
Diagnostic Test (RDT) and the direct Fluorescent Antibody Test (FAT) resulted give 50% (14/28) and 78%
(22/28) of positive results for RDT and FAT respectively. 100% of the RDT positive samples were positive
for FAT. The validation and availability of RDT at the decentralized level, in laboratories with a low
technical platform would allow for rapid case management. However, RDT negative samples should be
retested by the FAT method for confirmation.

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Published

2024-04-24

How to Cite

OUOBA, L. B., ZERBO, L. H., TOUGMA, D., OUANDAOGO, S. H. ., BAZIMO, G., N’PATON, S. B. ., OUEDRAOGO, V., GUITTI, M., GUIGMA, D. ., TRAORE, S., NEYA, P., DRABO, D.-T. A., & ALAMBEDJI, R. B. (2024). Comparison of two diagnostic tests for animal rabies in Burkina Faso. Sciences Naturelles Et Appliquées, 42(2(2), 57–63. Retrieved from https://revuesciences-techniquesburkina.org/index.php/sciences_naturelles_et_appliquee/article/view/1258

Issue

Vol. 42 No. 2(2) (2023): Juillet-Décembre

Section

Articles