Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research
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| Title | Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria | |
| Creator | Woma, Timothy Y. Ekong, Pius S. Bwala, Dauda G. Ibu, John O. Ta’ama, Louisa Dyek, Dyek Y. Saleh, Ladi Shamaki, David Kalla, Demo J.U. Bailey, Dalan Kazeem, Haruna M. Quan, Melvyn | |
| Description | Peste des petits ruminants, caused by the peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), is a highly contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of domestic and wild small ruminants and a major hindrance to small-ruminant production in Nigeria. The seroprevalence and distribution of PPRV antibodies in small ruminants in rural households, farms, live animal markets and slaughter slabs across the six different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria were determined. A total of 4548 serum samples from 3489 goats and 1059 sheep were collected in 12 states. A PPRV competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to test the samples and the data analysed with R statistical software version 3.0.1. The study animals included all ages and both sexes. The overall prevalence estimate of sera positive for PPRV antibodies was 23.16% (n = 1018 positive samples per 4548 total samples, 95% confidence interval: 21.79% – 24.57%). There were significant differences in the seroprevalence between the states (p = 0.001). Taraba State had the highest seroprevalence of 29.51%, whilst the lowest seroprevalence of 14.52% was observed in Cross River State. There were no significant differences in the PPRV seroprevalence between male and female animals (p = 0.571), age (p = 0.323) and between species (p = 0.639). These data indicate the current seroprevalence to PPRV in the small-ruminant population in Nigeria. | |
| Publisher | AOSIS | |
| Date | 2016-03-11 | |
| Identifier | 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035 | |
| Source | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research; Vol 83, No 1 (2016); 9 pages 2219-0635 0030-2465 | |
| Language | eng | |
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