Abstract
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) caused by PPR virus (PPRV), is a contagious
disease of domestic and wild small ruminants. The disease is endemic in developing countries
of African and Asian worlds including Pakistan, where several clinical cases in small ruminants
(sheep and goat) have been frequently reported. Despite PPRV is endemic in Pakistan,
information on disease serosurveillance of prevailing strains in Gilgit-Balitistan (GB)
territory is scarce. Therefore, the current study was designed to assess the seroprevalence of
PPRV and to evaluate potential risk factors involved in the transmission of PPR disease in
four distinct locations of GB province. We reported occurrence and risk factor analysis of
PPR in small ruminants (n=1000) originating from different places in district Gilgit using
Hem agglutination Inhibition (HI) test followed by risk analysis through Open-Epi software.
Serum samples including goats n=500 and sheep n=500 were collected from different herds
situated at Naltar lake, Tattovat, Fairy meadows, Bangle, and Naltar. Overall a comparable
prevalence was identified for both goat and sheep (46% vs 44%, P > 0.05). Future studies are
necessary to further ascertain the study outcomes and elucidate the molecular epidemiology of
prevalent strains in the said geographical locations for better disease control and management
interventions.
Majeeda Rasheed, Tanveer Akhtar, Nadia Mukhtar, Muhammad Furqan Shahid, Saima Yaqub, Muhammad Imran. (2020) Sero-prevalence of Peste des Petits Ruminant (PPR) Virus in Sheep and Goat Population of Gilgit Baltistan Province of Pakistan, Punjab University Journal of Zoology, Volume 35, Issue 1.
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