title: Caprine pleuropneumonia in Beetal goats [corrected].
abstract: Seroprevalence, clinical findings, and lesions of contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in Beetal goats were recorded during an outbreak. The overall seroprevalence of CCPP was 32.50%. Confirmation of Mycoplasma mycoides in serum was carried out using counter immunoelectrophoresis (CIE) technique. The highest CIE-positive cases were recorded in the older goats (51.72%) as compared to young ones. Nasal swabs collected from 39 goats showing respiratory signs were found positive for M. mycoides. The most consistent clinical findings were mild to severe cough, purulent nasal secretion, emaciation, dyspnea, increased respiration rate, and pyrexia. Mortality due to CCPP was 9.17%. Consolidation of lungs exhibited the highest frequency (100%), followed by alveolar exudation (90.90%) and pleural adhesion (72.72%). Among the microscopic lesions, septal peribronchiolar fibrosis exhibited the highest frequency (81.81%), followed by fibrinous pleuritis (63.63%) and peribronchiolar cuffing of mononuclear cells (54.54%) in lungs. From these results, it was concluded that CCPP under subtropical conditions has high prevalence in Beetal goats and leads to significant mortality.
authors: Department of Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad, 38040, Pakistan. driazhussain@yahoo.com
authors: Riaz
authors: R
authors: Hussain
authors: Muhammad
authors: M
authors: Auon
authors: Ahrar
authors: A
authors: Khan
authors: Muhammad Zargham
authors: MZ
authors: Khan
authors: Fazal
authors: F
authors: Mahmood
authors: Sajjad
authors: S
authors: Ur-Rehman
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D003378:Counterimmunoelectrophoresis / Q000662:veterinary; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000662:veterinary*; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D006041:Goats; D008168:Lung / Q000382:microbiology / Q000473:pathology; D009176:Mycoplasma mycoides / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010154:Pakistan / Q000453:epidemiology; D011002:Pleuropneumonia, Contagious / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000401:mortality / Q000473:pathology*; D016036:Seroepidemiologic Studies