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Table 1 Morbidity and mortality of goats in different outbreaks of PPR in Bangladesh during May 2008 to June 2010

From: Natural peste des petits ruminants virus infection in Black Bengal goats: virological, pathological and immunohistochemical investigation

Outbreaks Location Breed Flock size Age (m) No. of goats affected No. of goats died Flock Morbidity (%) Flock Mortality (%) Case fatality (%) No. of necropsy
1 Chittagong BB 16 5-30 11 10 69 63 91 2
2 Narayangong BB 47 2-36 47 41 100 87 87 nd
3 Rajshahi BB 22 1-36 22 18 100 82 82 2
4 Dhaka BB 7 6-24 6 4 86 57 67 1
5 Narayangong BB 6 6-8 5 4 83 67 80 2
6 Chittagong BB 8 5-24 5 2 63 25 40 nd
7 Sylhet BB 6 6-30 6 3 100 50 50 1
8 Dhaka JP 31 1-36 27 7 87 23 26 nd
9 Dhaka BB 8 6-8 8 8 100 100 100 1
10 Sylhet BB 6 6-24 5 4 83 67 80 nd
11 Mymensingh BB 6 6-24 5 4 83 67 80 1
12 Dhaka JP 12 5-30 12 9 100 75 75 nd
13 Dhaka BB 69 1-36 60 58 88 85 97 nd
14 Sathkira BB 805 1-36 540 425 67 53 79 nd
15 Jessore JP 7 6-24 6 4 86 57 67 nd
16 Mymensingh BB 25 8-12 23 19 92 76 83 nd
17 Dhaka BB 22 1-36 22 16 100 73 73 2
18 Mymensingh BB 22 3-36 17 11 77 50 65 2
19 Dhaka BB 15 8-24 12 10 80 67 83 1
20 Dhaka JP 15 5-24 13 11 87 73 85 nd
21 Jessore BB 8 4-24 6 4 75 50 67 1
22 Dhaka JP 12 5-24 11 6 92 50 55 nd
23 Rajshahi BB 12 5-30 8 6 67 50 75 nd
24 Dhaka BB 8 5-30 6 4 75 50 67 1
25 Rajshahi BB 6 8-15 6 6 100 100 100 1
26 Mymensingh BB 6 6-15 4 3 67 50 75 2
27 Narayangong BB 7 6-30 6 4 86 57 67 1
28 Jessore BB 50 1-36 48 41 96 82 85 nd
Total 1264   947 742 74.92 58.71 74.32 21   
  1. BB: Black Bengal Goat, JP: Jamuna Pari, m: month, nd: Not done, only clinical history and nasal swabs and/or blood smeared filter papers were received from the veterinary surgeons for diagnosis.
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