Volume : III, Issue : VIII, August - 2014

Epidemiological Measures of Disease Frequency Against Sheep Pox

G. Selvaraju

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Sheep pox is one of the major viral diseases of sheep; it cause serious socio-economic or public health consequences, and is of major importance in the international trade of animals and animal products. An epidemiological study was undertaken to assess the crude and specific measures of morbidity, mortality and case fatality against sheep pox. In this study, a total of 15 sheep pox outeaks were selected by active and passive surveillances in north-west agroclimatic zone of Tamil Nadu, India. Overall morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates were 7.20%, 2.42% and 33.57% respectively. Morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates were higher in young than adult animals. Morbidity, mortality and case fatality rates were higher in Trichy black than Mecheri eed and Non-descriptor. Disease frequency was higher in females than males. The present study concludes significant age, eed and sex predisposing exist in the outeaks of sheep pox.

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G. Selvaraju Epidemiological Measures of Disease Frequency Against Sheep Pox International Journal of Scientific Research, Vol : 3, Issue : 8 August 2014

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