Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria
| Title: | Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria |
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| Authors: | Timothy Y. Woma, Pius S. Ekong, Dauda G. Bwala, John O. Ibu, Louisa Ta’ama, Dyek Y. Dyek, Ladi Saleh, David Shamaki, Demo J.U. Kalla, Dalan Bailey, Haruna M. Kazeem, Melvyn Quan |
| Source: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, Vol 83, Iss 1, Pp e1-e9 (2016) |
| Publisher Information: | AOSIS, 2016. |
| Publication Year: | 2016 |
| Collection: | LCC:Veterinary medicine |
| Subject Terms: | Veterinary medicine, SF600-1100 |
| More Details: | 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. |
| Document Type: | article |
| File Description: | electronic resource |
| Language: | English |
| ISSN: | 0030-2465 2219-0635 |
| Relation: | https://ojvr.org/index.php/ojvr/article/view/1035; https://doaj.org/toc/0030-2465; https://doaj.org/toc/2219-0635 |
| DOI: | 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035 |
| Access URL: | https://doaj.org/article/7666d00e248549338ed96c6335f738df |
| Accession Number: | edsdoj.7666d00e248549338ed96c6335f738df |
| Database: | Directory of Open Access Journals |
| ISSN: | 00302465 22190635 |
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| DOI: | 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035 |
| Published in: | Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research |
| Language: | English |