Survey on Knowledge and on some Cases of Monkeypox: A Zoonotic Disease Endemic to Ubangian Eco-region of Democratic Republic of the Congo

  • Koto-te-Nyiwa Ngbolua Department of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Gbado-Lite, Gbado-Lite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Ruphin Djolu Djoza Department of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Gbado-Lite, Gbado-Lite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Jeff Iteku Bekomo Départment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Colette Masengo Ashande Department of Environment, Faculty of Science, University of Gbado-Lite, Gbado-Lite, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Clarisse Falanga Mawi Départment of Biology, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Emmanuel Kitete Mulongo Départment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Dorothée Tshilanda Dinangayi Départment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Damien Sha Tshibey Tshibangu Départment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
  • Muhammad Ridwan Universitas Islam Negeri Sumatera Utara, Indonesia
  • Pius T. Mpiana Départment of Chemistry, Faculty of Science, University of Kinshasa, Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of the Congo
Keywords: monkeypox; Ubangian eco-region; Businga health zone; bush meat; monkeys; squirrels

Abstract

The aim of this study was to investigate knowledge on Simian Orthopoxvirosis or Monkeypox in 180 people (129 males and 51 females) using the stratified probability sampling method. The majority of the respondents were (are): 35-50 years old (45.00%), with secondary education (43.33%), farmers (40.56%) and married (80.00%). The disease appears every year, thus demonstrating its endemic nature (98.33% of the respondents); 58.3% of the respondents said that the disease appears very often during the dry season, on the contrary, 40% of the respondents said that the disease appears during the rainy season. However, 1.7% of respondents said that the disease occurs every other season. The majority of respondents (81.1%) said that the cause of the disease is the consumption of bush meat, followed by wild vegetables (3.3%), fish (2.8%), livestock (2.2%) and caterpillars (1.7%) respectively. 65.2% of the respondents use Manihot esculenta to treat the disease locally, and followed by the leaves and wine of Raphia sese (13%), Morinda morindoides (13%) and Myrianthus arboreus (8.7%). Between January 17 and September 10, 2020, 40 cases of monkey pox were admitted to HGR of Businga (Maximum age: 42 years, minimum age: 1 year, average age: 13.3 years). 28 patients were male and 12 female. It is therefore advisable that surveillance be organized in wild animals and bush meat exposed on the market to ensure that they are not contaminated with Monkeypoxvirus. It is thus needed to establish a veterinary laboratory in Nord-Ubangi Province.

 

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Published
2022-09-08