Evaluation of peste des petits ruminant and Rinderpest virus infection of camels in Borno and Kano states of Nigeria

Ibu, O. J.; Salihu, Sae; Luther, Julius; Suraj, K P; Ceaser, A; Abechi, A. S.; Aba-Adulugba, EP; Shamaki, David

doi:10.4314/nvj.v29i3.3607

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“…The PPRV antibodies that were detected result from natural infection of the camels, as there is no documented evidence that camels are vaccinated against PPRV in and around Nigeria. This agrees with earlier reports of 4 % (out of 250 samples) from camels in Sokoto (Daneji et al 1997), Kano and Maiduguri (Ibu et al 2008). The seroprevalence rate detected in this survey is also comparable to studies done in other African countries.…”

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Serological evidence of camel exposure to peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Nigeria

Woma

Kalla

Ekong

et al. 2014

Trop Anim Health Prod

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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a viral disease of sheep and goats, is endemic in Nigeria. There are reports indicating the involvement of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), the causative agent of PPR, in a camel respiratory syndrome in Africa. Considering that camels share the same grazing land and drinking points with other ruminants, this study was undertaken to determine the seroprevalence and extent of PPRV antibodies in Nigerian camels. A total of 1517 camel sera samples were collected from four states (Borno, Kano, Kastina and Sokoto). The seroprevalence was determined by the H-protein-based competitive ELISA. The overall prevalence was 3.36% (51/1517, 95% confidence interval of 2.51-4.39%). There was no significant differences in prevalence between states (p = 0.8921) and between male and female camels (p = 0.7424). The prevalence differed significantly (p < 0.00001) by body condition score; camels with poor body condition score has higher (16.67%) antibody seroprevalence to PPR compared to those with fair and good body condition score. There was a statistically significant difference between camels aged ≤ 5 years and those >5 years (p = 0.0042). These results show occasional transient PPRV infection of camels in Nigeria, and there is the need to include camels among species to be studied in elucidating the epidemiology of the disease in sheep and goats.

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Serological evidence of camel exposure to peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Nigeria

Woma

Kalla

Ekong

et al. 2014

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“…We noticed the same during the massive PPR outbreak in camels in 2004 [16]. In most of the previous reports, antibodies to PPR in camels were either detected in low levels [12,14,15,[35][36][37] or it was not detected [38][39][40][41]. In this study, camels were however confirmed to be susceptible and able to replicate the virus as demonstrated, whether by inoculation or by in contact experiments.…”

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A study on transmission of Peste des petits ruminants virus between dromedary camels and small ruminants

Saeed¹,

Haj²,

Alhassan³

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J Infect Dev Ctries

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Introduction: In recent years Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease caused several epidemics in a wide range of susceptible hosts. The ability of the peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) to cross the species barrier necessitates further research, particularly on disease circulation and cross-species transmission between typical and atypical hosts to guide and facilitate the eradication program anticipated by the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) and the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) in 2030. The aim of this study is to explore the role of dromedary camels as transmitters for PPR. Methodology: Four experiments were carried out on clinically healthy seronegative camels, sheep and goats. In experiment I, the animals were inoculated with a PPR- positive suspension of camel pneumonic lung homogenate. In the other three experiments either sheep and goats were inoculated and after three days were housed with camels or vice versa. Results: Marked clinical signs suggestive of PPR were seen in sheep and goats while camels showed mild infection. Severe clinical signs of PPR were seen in sheep and goats when kept with inoculated camels. Postmortem examination revealed PPR lesions in all inoculated animals including camels. Conclusions: This study showed that dromedary camels infected with PPRV can transmit the disease to sheep and goats, even when they developed mild clinical signs.

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“…PPRV strains from both lineages I and II are currently circulating across West Africa although undoubtedly many outbreaks are not characterized at the molecular level. Other cases of PPRV in sheep, goat and camel populations have also recently been described in Nigeria (El-Yuguda et al, 2010;Ibu et al, 2008) and a further Nigerian study used haemagglutinin tests with faecal matter to detect PPRV excretion and suggested that healthy animals may serve as carriers for PPRV (Obidike et al, 2006). In Burkina Faso, antibody prevalence to PPRV of 28.5 % has been reported in the north (Sow et al, 2008).…”

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Global distribution of peste des petits ruminants virus and prospects for improved diagnosis and control

Banyard¹,

Parida

Batten

et al. 2010

Journal of General Virology

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Evaluation of peste des petits ruminant and Rinderpest virus infection of camels in Borno and Kano states of Nigeria

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Serological evidence of camel exposure to peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Nigeria

Serological evidence of camel exposure to peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in Nigeria

A study on transmission of Peste des petits ruminants virus between dromedary camels and small ruminants

Global distribution of peste des petits ruminants virus and prospects for improved diagnosis and control

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