Prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (CBPP) in northern Nigeria

An abattoir study on the prevalence of contagious bovine pleuropneumonia (C BPP) in five cattle-producing states of Nigeria from 1988 to 1997 was carri ed out. A total of 1,936,015 slaughtered cattle was examined for characteri stic CBPP lung lesions. The overall lesion-based prevalence of CBPP was 0.2 9% (95% CI 0.24, 0.35). The prevalence varied significantly (P < 0.05) by s tate but not across the years. A total of 279 CBPP outbreaks occurred acid overall vaccination coverage was only 9.7%, both varied over the years and across the states. The reasons for inadequate vaccination coverage for CBPP as well as the need fbr re-establishment of a national CBPP control progra mme are suggested. (C) 2000 Published by Elsevier Science B.V.