The prevalence of antibodies to Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus (PPRV) in goats from rural and urban communities in Ibadan,Nigeria

Serological surveys studies on Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection had been on village goats with less emphasis on urban goats which are faced with high risk of the spread of the disease. With the dynamic changes associated with a disease process and the myriad of factors that enhances the spread of the disease, the need to know the present status of the disease in village and urban goats in the southwestern Nigeria where the West African dwarf (WAD) goat are located is expedient. 340 goats of different ages from selected urban and rural communities in Oyo state were screened using an indirect ELISA technique. The overall prevalence of PPRV antibodies was 63.5% with a higher rate (69.0%) in the rural goats (p Key words: Prevalence, Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus, antibodies, goats, Nigeria