A novel diagnostic tool for the rapid pathotyping of type I avian paramyxovirus (APMV-1) The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) has listed the Newcastle disease (ND) as a disease affecting poultry worldwide. ND is caused by virulent avian paramyxovirus type I...
Introduction From November 2020 to July 2022, a mixed approach, combining a serological survey and focus group discussions with smallholders, was conducted in Plateau State (Nigeria) to characterize the distribution and the prevalence of Peste des petits ruminants...
Newcastle Disease Virus (NDV) is an infectious avian pathogen with a single-stranded RNA genome belonging to the genus Orthoavulavirus and family Paramyxoviridae. NDV belong to a single serotype but genetic and antigenic diversity exists between NDV strains, thus...
By: Talatu Patience Markusa, Jibril Adamua, Haruna Makanjuola Kazeema, Olushola Samuel Olaolua, Timothy Yusufu Womab Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an endemic disease of small ruminants in Nigeria and routine vaccination is the mainstay for its prevention and...
Livestock diseases and their related costs of management are ranked as the biggest economic threat to the livelihood of poor rural farmers and livestock owners. Among these diseases, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in small ruminants and Newcastle Disease (ND) in...
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of domestic and wild small ruminants (Balamurugan et al. 2010). Outbreaks of PPR occur regularly in small ruminants throughout Nigeria and are characterised...
