Sero-Surveillance of Peste des Petits Ruminant (PPR) In Goats at Different Haor Oriented Areas in Sylhet Division of Bangladesh

Background and Objective: Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a viral transboundary disease of small ruminants with high morbidity and mortality. A study was conducted to investigate the presence of viral antibodies in goats in different Haor-Oriented areas in the Sylhet Division. Materials and Methods: For this, blood samples were collected and serum separated from randomly selected eighty (20 goats from each Upazila) unvaccinated goats (devoid of history of PPR/Rinderpest vaccination and natural infection) from and Tahirpur and Dharamapasha Upazila of Sunamgonj District and Jaintapur and Bishwanath Upazila of Sylhet District of Sylhet Division. Serum antibody titer (competition percentage, CP value) was determined by a commercially available cELISA kit (ID Vet. PPR competition cELISA). Results: The overall seroprevalence of PPR in goats was 26.66%. Upazila wise seroprevalence was found 27.5%. District-wise seroprevalence is higher in goats of Sunamgonj District (32.5%) than Sylhet District (22.5%). Conclusion: It is concluded that high seropositive goats indicate a high prevalence of naturally circulating PPR virus in Haor (Howl) oriented areas, therefore a large-scale study would be conducted in the study area to formulate a strategic plan concerning the PPR control programme for Haor areas in Bangladesh.