Epidemiology of Parainfluenza Virus type-3 Infection in Cattle in North Kordofan, Sudan

Abstract

In this study the epidemiology of respiratory infection in cattle in North Kordofan State in three localities (Elobied, Omrowaba and Elnohood) as well as the seroprevalence of BPIV-3 were studied. Collected data about the reported cattle cases diagnosed as having pneumonia in veterinary clinics during 2006-2008 were statistically analyzed. In Elobied the reports showed that the pneumonic cases within the total animals brought to the clinics were 213 out of 5092 (4.2%), the highest incidence was in autumn then winter and summer. Data about diagnosed pneumonia cases and lungs condemned due to pneumonia in the three localities were analyzed as well. Out of 334 sera samples tested by indirect ELISA for BPIV-3 antibodies, 276 (82.6%) were found positive, the highest percentage of antibodies in adults were found in Elobied (93.7%), while the highest one in calves were seen in Omrowaba, there was a significant difference between age in Elobied (P = 0,001) where there were no significant difference between age in Omrowaba and Elnohood ( p=0.644 and 0.574), respectively, there was no significant different between sex in Elobied,Omrowaba and Elnohood (p= 0.741 ,0.082 and 0.291, respectively).