Seroprevalence of Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumoni and Assessments of Community Knowledge, Attitudes & Practices in Western Oromia, Ethiopia

Abstract Contagious Bovine Pleuropneumonia (CBPP) is a threat to Cattle health and Production in Ethiopia. Therefore, objective of this study is to estimate prevalence of CBPP in Horo Guduru Wollega, Western Oromiya Region. This cross-sectional study was supported by questionnaire surveys which evaluate community awareness level toward CBPP disease from September 2019 to June 2020. Out of 768 sera tested for detection of Antibody against Mycoplama mycoides small colonies using a competitive enzyme linked Immunosorbent test 14.3% of them became positive. The districts level Prevalence was 16.4%, 13.6 % and 10.8 % in Abe, Dongoro, Hababo, Guduru, and Guduru district, respectively. There was not a significant association with district and PA’s (p > 0.05). However, Statistically Significant associations (P < 0.05) were seen in different group of Age, Sex and Body condition. Moreover, questionnaire survey was collected from 200 households of the respondents of three districts. The majority of the respondents were male (77%) and the rest were female (23%). This survey showed that there was limited awareness among the farmers toward CBPP disease, with only 4.5% and 7% of respondents aware of as disease able to cause reduced growth and fertility rate of cattle, respectively. Therefore, the finding shows that high CBPP prevalence Horo Guduru Wollega Zone. This shows that this area needs high attention from government and other stakeholder interventions to stop further spread of the disease.