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Infectious bursal disease: seroprevalence and associated risk factors in major poultry rearing areas of Ethiopia |
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| Authors: | Shiferaw Jenbreie Gelagay Ayelet Esayas Gelaye Fekadu Kebede Stacey E. Lynch Haileleul Negussie |
| Affiliation: | 1. National Veterinary Institute, P. O. Box 19, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia 2. The Institute of Infection and Global Health, University of Liverpool, Leahurst campus, CH64 7TE, United Kingdom 3. School of Veterinary Medicine, Addis Ababa University, P. O. Box 34, Debre Zeit, Ethiopia |
| Abstract: | The study was conducted in eight districts of Ethiopia with the objectives of determining the seroprevalence and associated risk factors of infectious bursal disease (IBD). From the total of 2,597 chicken serum samples examined using ELISA, 83.1 % were found positive. The highest seroprevalence was found at Mekele (90.3 %) while the lowest was recorded at Gondar district (69.8 %). These differences among the study areas were statistically significant (p?p?p?>?0.05). The seroprevalence of the disease was found high in young (≤8 weeks) age group (86.6 %) while the lowest prevalence was recorded in adults (>8 weeks) (72 %). This is also statistically significant (p?p? |
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