A Survey of Fowlpox Prevalence in Morogoro Township and Adjacent Farms Between 1977 and 1982

Abstract

The prevalence of  fowl  pox in 21  farms  surveyed  was  found  to  be  44% but  the trend of the disease in the region  was observed  to  be decreasing from 1977  to  1980  from 1.8 to 0.3%  while the bird population had increased from  71,724  to  117,600 birds respectively. Data on the prevalence of the fowl pox in Morogoro was collected from regional and district livestock office and individual farms. Where a clinical disease was present, samples for viral isolation and identification were taken to confirm the condition. Serum was collected to study the immunological response in the exposed flocks. Twenty one farms with a population of 4652 birds were visited. Five clinical cases showing fowl pox lesions were confirmed by viral isolation   and identification.  Attempts   to  do  serological  survey   were  aborted  due to  lack  of  facilities  to  carry  out  a  serological  sensitive test