Woma, Timothy YusufuEkong, Pius S.Bwala, Dauda G.Ibu, John O.Ta’ama, LouisaDyek, Dyek Y.Saleh, LadiShamaki, DavidKalla, Demo J.U.Bailey, DalanKazeem, Haruna M.Quan, Melvyn2016-05-262016-05-262016-03-11Woma, T.Y., Ekong, P.S., Bwala, D.G., Ibu, J.O., Ta’ama, L., Dyek, D.Y. et al., 2016, ‘Serosurvey of peste des petits ruminants virus in small ruminants from different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria’, Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research 83(1), Art. #1035, 9 pages. http://dx.DOI.org/ 10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035.0030-2465 (print)2219-0635 (online)10.4102/ojvr.v83i1.1035http://hdl.handle.net/2263/52756Peste des petits ruminants, caused by the peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV), is a highly contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of domestic and wild small ruminants and a major hindrance to small-ruminant production in Nigeria. The seroprevalence and distribution of PPRV antibodies in small ruminants in rural households, farms, live animal markets and slaughter slabs across the six different agro-ecological zones of Nigeria were determined. A total of 4548 serum samples from 3489 goats and 1059 sheep were collected in 12 states. A PPRV competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay was used to test the samples and the data analysed with R statistical software version 3.0.1. The study animals included all ages and both sexes. The overall prevalence estimate of sera positive for PPRV antibodies was 23.16% (n = 1018 positive samples per 4548 total samples, 95% confidence interval: 21.79% – 24.57%). There were significant differences in the seroprevalence between the states ( p = 0.001). Taraba State had the highest seroprevalence of 29.51%, whilst the lowest seroprevalence of 14.52% was observed in Cross River State. There were no significant differences in the PPRV seroprevalence between male and female animals ( p = 0.571), age ( p = 0.323) and between species ( p = 0.639). These data indicate the current seroprevalence to PPRV in the small-ruminant population in Nigeria.en© 2016. The Authors. Licensee: AOSIS. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.NigeriaPeste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV)Cross River StateSmall-ruminant populationArticle