Data on prevalence, distribution and risk factors for Foot and Mouth Disease in grazing cattle in haor areas of Bangladesh

Md Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury; Md Irtija Ahsan; Md Jamal Khan; Md Mahfujur Rahman; Md Mukter Hossain; Ahmed Harun-Al-Rashid; Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed; Md Bashir Uddin

doi:10.1016/j.dib.2019.104843

Data on prevalence, distribution and risk factors for Foot and Mouth Disease in grazing cattle in haor areas of Bangladesh

Data Brief. 2019 Nov 23:28:104843. doi: 10.1016/j.dib.2019.104843. eCollection 2020 Feb.

Authors

Md Shahidur Rahman Chowdhury¹, Md Irtija Ahsan², Md Jamal Khan³, Md Mahfujur Rahman¹, Md Mukter Hossain¹, Ahmed Harun-Al-Rashid⁴, Syed Sayeem Uddin Ahmed², Md Bashir Uddin¹

Affiliations

¹ Department of Medicine, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh.
² Department of Epidemiology and Public Health, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh.
³ Upazila Veterinary Hospital, Sulla, Sunamganj, Bangladesh.
⁴ Department of Aquatic Resource Management, Sylhet Agricultural University, Sylhet, 3100, Bangladesh.

Abstract

Foot and mouth disease (FMD) is a highly contagious and devastating viral disease among all cloven-footed animals. In Bangladesh, the disease is endemic, with outbreaks occurring throughout the year in the haor regions. Thus, the FMD outbreaks impact livelihoods in the haor area and are of great concern. Therefore, a cross-sectional study was undertaken to evaluate the prevalence, distribution, and risk factors for clinical FMD in some selected areas of haor in Sylhet division of Bangladesh. We examined 1,388 cattle, of which 343 were clinically affected with FMD (prevalence 24.71%, CI95% = 22.44 - 26.98) during the period from July 2017 through June 2018. Though production loss was observed, no mortality was recorded in the infected animals. The data article shows the spatial distribution of FMD prevalence. The temporal pattern indicates a higher number of FMD cases in June (47.01%, CI95% = 38.97 - 55.07). The gender was found associated (OR = 2.98; p < 0.001) with the potential risk of FMD occurrence through univariate analysis. Besides, indigenous breeds of cattle (OR = 2.83; p < 0.001) are found to be more susceptible to FMD compared to exotic and crossbreeds. The risk factors identified in this article will serve as a baseline for the development of risk based FMD control program in future.

Keywords: Bangladesh; Cattle; Distribution; FMD; Haor areas; Prevalence; Risk factors.