Author/Authors :
Sande, Robert Department of Veterinary Services, Uganda , Ayebazibwe, Chrisostom Ministry of Agriculture - Ministry of Agriculture, Animal Industry and Fisheries, Uganda , Waiswa, Charles Makerere University - School of Veterinary Medicine, Uganda , Ejobi, Francis Makerere University - School of Veterinary Medicine, Uganda , Mwiine, Frank Norbert Makerere University - School of Veterinary Medicine, Uganda , Olaho-Mukani, William Department of Veterinary Services, Uganda
Abstract :
The study investigated evidence of antibodies against Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in apparently healthy sheep and goats in Amuru and Gulu districts in Uganda. A total of 474 blood samples were collected in thirty nine internally displaced persons (IDPs) camps in seventeen sub-counties, from goats and sheep with no record of previous vaccination. The prevalence of antibodies against PPRV in goats was 12.5 and 0% in Amuru and Gulu districts while in sheep the prevalence of antibodies against PPRV was 16.5 and 11.1% in the respective districts. This is the first report on PPR antibodies in small ruminants in Northern Uganda. There is need to determine the prevalence of antibodies against PPRV in other surrounding districts in Northern Uganda and an attempt should be made to characterize the circulating PPRV.
Keywords :
Antibodies against PPRV , Goats , Prevalence , Sheep , Uganda
