| Autor: |
Woma TY; Department of Veterinary Tropical Diseases, University of Pretoria, South Africa; Morbilliviruses Research Laboratory, National Veterinary Research Institute, Nigeria. womaty@gmail.com., Ekong PS, Bwala DG, Ibu JO, Ta'ama L, Dyek DY, Saleh L, Shamaki D, Kalla DJ, Bailey D, Kazeem HM, Quan M |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The Onderstepoort journal of veterinary research [Onderstepoort J Vet Res] 2016 Mar 11; Vol. 83 (1), pp. 1035. Date of Electronic Publication: 2016 Mar 11. |
| DOI: |
10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035 |
| Abstrakt: |
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. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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