COMPETITIVE ELISA SEROLOGICAL INVESTIGATION OF PESTE DES PETITS RUMINANTS VIRUS AND ITS RISK FACTORS IN SELECTED LEKA DULECHA AND WAYU TUKA DISTRICT EAST WOLLEGA ZONE, OROMIA, ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Small ruminant’s production contributes significantly to food security across the globe.African communities but frequent attack by fatal diseases has brought a big challenge.Among these disease Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) diseases are capable of fast spreading to other areas.A cross–sectional study was conducted from October 2019 to March 2020 in Leka Dulecha and Wayu Tuka districts of Oromia Regional State to determine the sero prevalence of PPR virus and its risk factor in sheep and goat as well as semistruture questionery survay was conducted.  A total of 768 serum samples were collected from six (6 ) peasant association and the sera were tested for the presence of antibodies against PPRV using competitive Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay (C-ELISA.The total of sero prevalence PPR was found to be 7.2% (55/768).There is statistical significant difference in the two districts (OR=2.6 (1.427-4.74) and (P<0.05) and there were statistical significant difference between sex of sheep and goat (p<0.05),(OR=2.022) and regarding to body condition status, statistical significant was (p<0.05) and Semi structured questionnaire survey was administered to those sheep and goat owners showed their willingness to participate in the study in the selected PAs. From each districts about 25 to 34 people in each PAs were selected for the survey the owners responds that the clinical signs included fever, ocular and nasal discharge, oral ulceration, few abortions,respiratory distress and diarrhea and most of owners had know about PPRV and more of them have not know about the PPRV. In Conclusion this study reveals a higher seroprevalence and subsequent endemic establishment of PPR in small ruminants in selected area. PPRV needs harmonization in the control and eradication of the disease between the study districts. Therefore it is recommended to plan strategic vaccination in the districts in order to control the PPR virus. These diseases must be reporting needs awareness, harmonization, and network of all partners (region, district and field professionals) to mitigate the risk factors.