Seroprevalence of peste des petits ruminants among domestic small and large ruminants in the semi-arid region of north-eastern Nigeria

Abstract

Background: Recent changes in the host range of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus coupled with the presence of a huge ruminant population in the study area has stimulated our interest to carry out a sero-survey for PPR among the different domestic ruminant populations of semi-arid region of North-eastern (NE) Nigeria.