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Table 2 Associated Popular Nosological Entities (PNE) of major brucellosis symptoms in animals and their associated causes

From: Gendered asymmetry of access to knowledge for brucellosis control among pastoral communities in north-west Côte d’Ivoire

Brucellosis symptoms

Malinké

Fulani

Local meaning

Associated causes

Hygromas

Cégroubadimi Gbinningroudimi

Bakaalè

N’Diam

Knee pain/swollen knees

N’Diam (water)

Aggravated trypanosomiasis

Foot and mouth disease

Orchitis

Bèlèkilifounou

Kilifounou

Tchèfounou

côclifounou

Yèrèboutchi or Yèrèfondè

Swollen testicles

Tchèfounou (male organs swollen)

Ignored causes, no disease associated

Abortions

connon-fili

connon-tchan

Gnefitch or Fitch

Aborted foetus

Trypanosomiasis, foot and mouth diseases, tick-borne diseases, dirty water, hunger during the dry season

Drop in milk production

Nonnon dôgôya

Kossan madjè-timi

Drop in milk production

Trypanosomiasis, pregnancy