title: Prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in northern Nigeria.
abstract: An abattoir study on the prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in five cattle-producing states of Nigeria from 1988 to 1997 was carried out. A total of 1,936,015 slaughtered cattle was examined for characteristic CBPP lung lesions. The overall lesion-based prevalence of CBPP was 0.29% (95% CI 0.24, 0. 35). The prevalence varied significantly (P<0.05) by state but not across the years. A total of 279 CBPP outbreaks occurred and overall vaccination coverage was only 9.7%, both varied over the years and across the states. The reasons for inadequate vaccination coverage for CBPP as well as the need for re-establishment of a national CBPP control programme are suggested.
authors.affiliation: Department of Veterinary Medicine, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, PMB 1069, Maiduguri, Nigeria. yaysib@infoweb.bs.net
authors.forename: M M
authors.initials: MM
authors.lastname: Aliyu
authors.forename: T U
authors.initials: TU
authors.lastname: Obi
authors.forename: G O
authors.initials: GO
authors.lastname: Egwu
mesh_terms: D000003:Abattoirs; D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D002418:Cattle Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D009549:Nigeria / Q000453:epidemiology; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015995:Prevalence; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D014611:Vaccination / Q000706:statistics & numerical data / Q000662:veterinary*