Abstract:
Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia is a highly infectious and quickly spreading mycoplasmal
illness that affects the great majority of goatherds and CCPP is caused by Mycoplasma capricolum
subspecies capripneumoniae. CCPP can have significant economic consequences for goat farmers due to
decreased productivity, high mortality rates, and trade restrictions imposed to prevent the spread of the
disease. A cross-sectional study was conducted from July 2023 to December 2023 with the goat
population of the Galkaio district to determine the seroprevalence of contagious caprine
pleuropneumonia and its associated risk factors in Galkaio, Mudug, Somalia. Sera samples were
collected from randomly from 384 goat and were examined for the presence of specific antibodies
against Mccp by using cELISA at the Puntland Regional Veterinary Laboratory. A total of 384
serum samples were obtained from Goats of apparently healthy, above six months old and with no
history of vaccination against CCPP for the last two years. Out of the total number of the samples
examined 17(4.4%) were positive for Mccp antibodies using cELISA kit. Relatively higher
prevalence was recorded in male (5.8%) than female goats (3.9%). Likewise, the age-based
comparison showed that insignificantly higher prevalence (P>0.05) was recorded in adult animals
(5.2%) than younger once (1.3%). In addition, herd size showed highly significant association
(P<0.001) in that animals in small herd size had higher (10.8%) prevalence than others. Meanwhile,
animals in Ba'adweyn village had significantly higher (P<0.05) CCPP seropositivity than other
villages. This suggests that smaller herd sizes may be associated with a higher risk of CCPP.
Contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP) poses a significant challenge to global goat
production systems, including Somalia, causing economic losses and public health risks. Despite
vaccination campaigns and biosecurity measures, the prevalence persists. Effective control and
prevention strategies are needed.
