SERO-PREVALENCE AND ECONOMIC IMPACTS OF CONTAGIOUS CAPRINE PLEUROPNEUMONIA IN SELECTED DISTRICTS OF WEST HARARGHE ZONE, EASTERN ETHIOPIA

Abstract

Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) is a severe and highly contagious disease of goats that is caused by Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae (Mccp) causes heavy morbidity and mortality. The present study was aimed to estimate the seroprevalence and economic impacts of CCPP in goats of the Burqa Dhintu and Chiro districts of the West Hararghe Zone, Eastern Ethiopia. A cross-sectional study design was carried out from June to December 2022 on 468 goat’s blood samples were collected by using multistage systematic random sampling method. A semi-structured questionnaire was administered for the 110 selected flock owners to estimate the economic impacts of the disease. Out of the total 468 goat sera samples of the examined, 76(16.2%: 95% CI= 12.9% - 19.6%) were found to be positive for Mccp specific antibodies using c-ELISA, among these 21.8 % were from Burqa Dhintu and 9.7% from Chiro district with statistically significant difference (χ2= 12.5; P< 0.001). According to Multivariate logistic regression analysis the PA, age of the animals and management system identified as the risk factors for the occurrence of a CCPP. Goats managed under an extensive management system were 3.4 times (AOR 3.4, 95% CI: 1.50-7.73) more likely exposed for CCPP than their counterparts. From the questionnaire survey data revealed out of 3414 goats at risk, overall animal-level morbidity, mortality and case fatality rate of goats were 10.5%, 1.8%, and 17%, respectively and the estimated total economic loss were (170360 ETB). Mortality accounted for more than 80.5% of the total economic losses of the goat flocks. This study demonstrated that CCPP was prevalent and a cause of the economic losses in the study area. Further investigations on the epidemiology and economic impact should be studied to design appropriate control options.