Prevalence of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia in Goats in Musoma District of Mara Region, Tanzania

Abstract

A cross-sectional study was conducted between November and December 2012 in Musoma district of Mara region, Tanzania with the aim of determining seroprevalence of Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (CCPP) in healthy indigenous goats at a time of sampling and potential within herd risk factors for the disease. A total of 320 goat sera were examined for the presence of specific antibodies against Mycoplasma  capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae using competitive ELISA. Of the sera tested, 206 (64.4%) were positive for CCPP. The seroprevalence of CCPP was significantly (P < 0.05) higher in adult (54.9%) than in young (45.1%) goats and also higher in male (66.7%) than female (63.7%) goats (P<0.05). With respect to goats’ origin, the serological prevalences were 74.6 %, 64.8% and 55% for Kiagata, Makongoro and Nyanja divisions respectively. In conclusion, the present study has shown that the  prevalence of CCPP in Musoma district is high. Furthermore, control and preventive measures should be devised in order to mitigate the impact of the disease.

Key words: Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae, Small East African goats, competitive ELISA