Participatory investigation of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in goats in the Hammer and Benna-Tsemay districts of southern Ethiopia

Mekuria, Solomon; Zerihun, A.; Gebreegziabher, Berhe; Tibbo, Markos

doi:10.1007/s11250-008-9136-3

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“…The seasonal pattern of CCPP identified by farmers during onset of rains agreed with previous reports from Southern Ethiopia [11]. This also affirmed previous reports that seasonal calendars were important tool in designing disease control programs [13] [14] and this could be equally targeted as best time for control of CCPP in Agago and Otuke districts.…”

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confidence: 89%

“…The present study estimated the overall sero-prevelance of CCPP at 20.8%. This is close to what has been reported (15% -18%) in southern Ethiopia [4] [11]. Our finding was at variance with reports of studies done in Ethiopia [17] [18] and in Beetal goats in Pakistan Hussain, 2012 #51 as well as in East Turkey [19] who documented higher sero-prevalence between 31% and 38%.…”

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confidence: 72%

“…This study confirmed that indeed CCPP negatively impact on goat health and production in Agago and Otuke but its extent and magnitude among local communities remains to be fully elucidated. The ranking of CCPP by farmers in Agago and Otuke as second among the health challenges of their goats corroborates with Southern Ethiopia participatory investigation of CCPP where farmers ranked the disease major constraint in goat production [11]. The clinical signs and postmortem lesions identified by farmers in Agago and Otuke were closely related to earlier documented clinical signs of the disease [2] [12].…”

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confidence: 61%

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A Survey for Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Agago and Otuke Districts in Northern Uganda

Atim¹,

Ayebazibwe²,

Mwiine³

et al. 2016

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Background: Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a devastating disease of goats caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae (Mccp). The disease was first confirmed in Uganda in 1995 in Karamoja region. Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia negatively impacts on goats' productivity but its extent and magnitude among the local communities in Uganda remain unknown. A cross sectional study was conducted in the districts of Agago and Otuke neighboring Karamoja in Northern Uganda during the months of July and August 2011 to explore for the status of the disease. Methods: Five hundred and four serum samples from goats were obtained from randomly selected unvaccinated herds and 100 goats from vaccinated herds. Serum samples were examined for antibodies against Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. Capripneumoniae (Mccp) by ELISA method. A total of 162 semi-structured questionnaires were administered to selected farmers to obtain information on their understanding of the disease and the risk factors they associated with CCPP. Eight focus group discussions were also conducted with selected farmer groups to obtain detailed qualitative information on CCPP. Results: Among the unvaccinated goats, seroprevalence of CCPP was 32 (17.7%) and 52 (23.3%) for Agago and Otuke districts respectively. Levels of antibodies against Mccp were higher among vaccinated goats than unvaccinated ones (mean optical densities (ODs) of 0.905 and 0.776, p = 0.08). Majority of the farmers 121 (74.7%) had knowledge on CCPP and recognized that CCPP was among the major challenges to goat production in Uganda. Conclusions: This study demonstrated that CCPP was prevalent in Agago and Otuke districts, which are outside but close to Karamoja region where the disease was previously confirmed. There is a need for wider and detailed studies to investigate further CCPP in other districts of Uganda for effective preventive and control of CCPP in Uganda and the neighboring countries.

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A Survey for Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Agago and Otuke Districts in Northern Uganda

Atim¹,

Ayebazibwe²,

Mwiine³

et al. 2016

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“…The overall prevalence of CCPP in the present study was higher than some of previous studies which were conducted in Southern part of Ethiopia. A relatively lower seroprevalence of 18.61% in South Omo and Arbaminch areas (Mekuria and Asmare, 2010), 15.5% in Hammer and Benna-Tsemay (Mekuria et al, 2008), 20.12% in Borana pastoral area (Gelagay et al, 2007) and 13.2% in Borana and Guji lowlands (Bekele et al, 2011) had been reported. Moreover, Eshete (2006) had also reported seroprevalence of 19.19% using cELISA in Afar pastoral area.…”

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confidence: 96%

Seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and field performance of inactivated vaccine in Borana pastoral area, southern Ethiopia

Lakew¹,

Sisay²,

Ayelet³

et al. 2014

Afr. J. Microbiol. Res.

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This study was conducted between September 2012 and May 2013 in three Districts of Borana pastoral area to determine seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) and assess field performance of inactivated commercial vaccine, produced by the National Veterinary Institute (NVI) in Ethiopia, against CCPP. Both pre and post vaccination sera samples were tested using competitive enzyme linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA). Out of 510 examined sera, 161 samples were positive for CCPP, giving an overall seroprevalence of 31.6% (95% CI = 27.57-35.64%) in the study area. Seroprevalence of 35.2, 35.1 and 25% were recorded in Arero, Dhas and Yabello districts, respectively. However, there was no significant difference (χ2=5.56, P=0.062) in seropositivity among the three districts and between male and female goats (χ2=0.068, P=0.794) examined in this study. On the other hand, the differences in seroprevalence among the age categories were statistically significant (χ2=24.48, p<0.0001). A rise in antibody (seroconversion) was observed after field vaccination of goats with inactivated CCPP vaccine and a total of 253 of the 414 examined sera samples were positive for Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (Mccp) specific antibodies, thus 61.1% of goats seroconverted following vaccination. Comparison of Mccp specific antibodies in the goat population before and after vaccination indicated that the number of positive reactors increased significantly (P<0.0001) following CCPP vaccination. Seropositivity following vaccination was analyzed among the three age groups and statistically significant differences (χ2=45.48, P<0.0001) were recorded. The change in the serum antibody after vaccination was found to be higher in younger and adult aged goats than old aged goats. In conclusion, the present study indicates that CCPP is one of the major goat health problems in Borana pastoral area which warrants appropriate measures to be in place towards the prevention and control of the disease. Moreover, field vaccination of goats by inactivated CCPP vaccine induced seropositivity in majority of the inoculated goats. Future controlled experimental studies with challenge infection after vaccination need to be conducted for further evaluation of the vaccine efficacy.

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“…Of these, diseases are widespread with significant impact on the performance of animals (Woldemeskel et al 2002;Tibbo et al 2003;Mekuria et al 2008). For the intervention of such disease problems either by treatment, control or prevention, proper disease diagnosis is a prerequisite.…”

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Serum enzymes levels and influencing factors in three indigenous Ethiopian goat breeds

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Woldemeskel

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Trop Anim Health Prod

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Serum enzymes were studied in 163 apparently healthy goats from three indigenous goat breeds of Ethiopia. The effect of breed, age, sex and season on alanine aminotransferase (ALT) / glutamic pyruvic transaminase (GPT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST) / glutamic oxalacetic transaminases (GOT), alkaline phosphatase (ALP) and acid phosphatase (AcP) levels was assessed. The mean serum enzymes levels of the indigenous Arsi-Bale, Central Highland and Long-eared Somali goat breeds ranged from 14.0-20.2 iu L(-1) for ALT/GPT, from 43.2-49.3 iu L(-1) for AST/GOT, from 83.7-98.8 iu L(-1) for ALP, and from 2.99-4.23 iu L(-1) for AcP, were within the normal range for goats elsewhere. Breed had significant influence on AST/GOT values. Sex had significant effect on ALT/GPT for Arsi-Bale goats with higher values in males than females. Age was significant on all serum enzymes studied in the Arsi-Bale goats and on ALP in the Central Highland goats. Season had significant influence on all serum enzymes except for ALT/GPT in the Arsi-Bale goats. The serum enzyme levels of these indigenous goat breeds can be used as normal reference values for Ethiopian goat breeds adapted to similar agro-ecology and production system.

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Participatory investigation of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in goats in the Hammer and Benna-Tsemay districts of southern Ethiopia

Cited by 18 publications

References 16 publications

A Survey for Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Agago and Otuke Districts in Northern Uganda

A Survey for Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Agago and Otuke Districts in Northern Uganda

Seroprevalence of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia and field performance of inactivated vaccine in Borana pastoral area, southern Ethiopia

Serum enzymes levels and influencing factors in three indigenous Ethiopian goat breeds

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