Abstract:
Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is one of the serious
threats to the livestock in Khartoum State.
This study was carried out to asses the prevalence of Contagious
Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in Khartoum State by serological
technique and to identify risk factors associated with the disease.
A total of 192 serum samples were collected randomly from animals
in different areas of the state and tested for antibodies against
Mycoplasma mycoides subsp. Mycoides (small colony type) using c-
ELISA.
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Thirty three samples were seropositive for CBPP with c-ELISA test.
The prevalence of CBPP in Khartoum State based on c-ELISA was
estimated as 17.19%.
The results of univariate analysis revealed that seropositivity to
CBPP was significantly higher in animals vaccinated (P- value=
0.098), in animals more than 12 months in age (P- value= 0.196) ,
when the herd size was less than 20 animals (P- value= 0.147) and in
animals that did not share with other herds in grazing land (Pvalue=
0.127). and, when there was heavy insect population (Pvalue=
0.000). In the multivariate analysis, only insect population
was identified as the major risk factor (P- value= 0.004) associated
with CBPP.
