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The Thai Journal of Veterinary Medicine

Krishnan Nair Balakrishnan, Biotechnology Research Institute, Universiti Malaysia Sabah, Kota Kinabalu, Sabah, MalaysiaFollow
Faez Firdaus Abdullah Jesse, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, MalaysiaFollow
Bura Thlama Paul, Department of Animal Science and Fisheries, Faculty of Agricultural and Forestry Science, Universiti Putra Malaysia Campus Bintulu Sarawak, Malaysia; Veterinary Teaching Hospital, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, University of Maiduguri, 600230 Maiduguri, Borno State, Nigeria
Shalonagiftsal Stephen C Charles, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Ummul Rifhan Najiha Noor Zaman, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Eric Lim Teik Chung, Department of Animal Science, Faculty of Agriculture, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia
Nur Amira Azhar, Agro-Biotechnology Institute Malaysia, National Institutes of Biotechnology Malaysia, 43400 Serdang Selangor Malaysia
Abdirahman Barre, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Putra Malaysia, 43400 Serdang, Selangor, Malaysia; Salaam University, Faculty of Agriculture and Veterinary Medicine, Mogadishu, Somalia
Muhammed Mikail, Department of Veterinary Clinical Studies, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Universiti Malaysia Kelantan, 16100 Kota Bharu Kelantan, Malaysia
Mohd Azmi Mohd Lila, Department of Veterinary Microbiology and Pathology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 43400 UPM Serdang, Selangor Malaysia

Abstract

Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) are significant viral diseases impacting small ruminants, leading to substantial economic losses and posing a potential threat to livestock health. Although seroprevalence evidence of these viruses has been documented in ruminants, there is a lack of data regarding their presence among farmed deer in Malaysia. This preliminary study aimed to determine the seroprevalence and associated risk factors for CAEV and PPRV infections among deer in Malaysia. A total of ninety-two blood sera from an institutional deer farm were screened for CAEV and PPRV antibodies using commercially available indirect ELISA test kits. The results revealed 8.7% (95% CI = 4.47-16.23) apparent and 8.38% (95% CI = 3.72-16.7) true prevalence for CAEV and 4.35% (95% CI = 1.70-10.65) apparent and 3.99% (95% CI = 1.18-10.70) true seroprevalence for PPRV among deer. Univariable analysis indicated that age (χ² = 4.434, p = 0.707) and sex (χ² = 1.071, p = 0.377) were not significantly associated with CAEV seropositivity, while the herd group (χ² = 4.733, p = 0.053) showed a significant association. Conversely, PPR seroprevalence was higher in young deer (8.0%) compared to adults (2.69%), with female deer demonstrating a higher prevalence (5.36%) than males. Additionally, the older herd exhibited a higher true prevalence of PPR (5.07%) compared to the newer herd (2.32%). This study provides the first serological evidence of CAEV and PPRV among deer in Malaysia and justifies further epidemiological investigations in order to reduce the potential threat to animals.

DOI

10.56808/2985-1130.3838

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