Sero-epidemiology of peste-des-petits-ruminants in Goats of Tripura State of North-East India

摘要

Peste-des-petits-ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious and devastating disease of goats and sheep, and is endemic in several countries of Asia and Africa. In the present study, seroepidemiology of PPR from goats was carried out covering the entire state of Tripura during 2012 and 2015. The analysis of sera samples (n= 3454) revealed seroprevalence rate between 0 and 16.83 with an overall rate of 2.11%. The highest prevalence rate (16.83%) was observed in the West Tripura district whereas antibodies against PPRV could not be detected from four districts viz ., Khowai, Gomati, Unokoti, and Sepahijala . The present study indicates that the disease incidence is sporadic in the state and in some places the animals are naive for PPR infection, which warrants immediate vaccination against PPRV