Contrlbution To The Knowledge Of The Epidedemology Of Peste Des Petits Ruminats In Wolle And East Shewa Zones Of Etillopia

A study was carried Qur to eSl1m~lIe the prevalence of peste des petits ruminants>. (PPR) In EastrnShewa north wollo and South Wollo in Ethiopia and to assess potential risk fractors of thedisease and the economic feasibihty of control by vaccination. The study consisteJ of threernparts retrospectiv study (RPS) based on the analysis of a combination of serum bankrnsalmples and samples collected during active search for the disease ( AS) .an active starch forrnthe disease with ultimate aim at ViruS isolation and antigen detection and a retrospectivernanalysis of data collected by the veterinary service (RVET). This study designed tornestimate the level of sero-prevalence in the three zones. Dlfferent gourp age groups difierent sex groups and species, the spatial distribution of the disease,. risk factors associated with the diseasernoccurrence and the economic feasibility of conducung a control progrmme. The result ofrntesting 1472 sera with competitive enzyme linked Immunosorbent assay (C-ELISA) was used to estimate the sera – prevalence.

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