The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis

Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a contagious viral disease in young chickens that weakens immunity and causes significant economic losses. This review updates IBD prevalence in Ethiopian chickens from 2000 to 2023. The review follows PRISMA and uses a random-effects model with the DerSimonian-Lai...

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Main Authors: Tibebu, A., Bahiru, A., Yitbarek, T., Teshome, Y., Tamrat, H., Ferede, Y., Assefa, Ayalew, Mekonnen, S.A.
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Language:Inglés
Published: Elsevier 2025
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Online Access:https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177017
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author Tibebu, A.
Bahiru, A.
Yitbarek, T.
Teshome, Y.
Tamrat, H.
Ferede, Y.
Assefa, Ayalew
Mekonnen, S.A.
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Bahiru, A.
Ferede, Y.
Mekonnen, S.A.
Tamrat, H.
Teshome, Y.
Tibebu, A.
Yitbarek, T.
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Bahiru, A.
Yitbarek, T.
Teshome, Y.
Tamrat, H.
Ferede, Y.
Assefa, Ayalew
Mekonnen, S.A.
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description Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a contagious viral disease in young chickens that weakens immunity and causes significant economic losses. This review updates IBD prevalence in Ethiopian chickens from 2000 to 2023. The review follows PRISMA and uses a random-effects model with the DerSimonian-Laird estimator. Of 245 retrieved studies, 22 (31 reports) were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled IBD prevalence was 67% (95% CI 56–75%; I² = 98.8%). Prevalence ranged from 85% in Addis Ababa (95% CI 81–89%) to 56% in southern NNP (95% CI 29–80%). Pooled prevalence was higher in serological studies (71%; 95% CI 60–80%) than in molecular (54%; 95% CI 20–85%) or postmortem studies (31%; 95% CI 29–33%). Pooled prevalence was higher in exotic chickens (65%; 95% CI 50–77%) than in indigenous chickens (61%; 95% CI 46–74%) and higher in adults (70%; 95% CI 60–78%) than in younger birds (65%; 95% CI 51–76%). Female chickens had a higher pooled prevalence (68%; 95% CI 55–79%) than males (62%; 95% CI 48–74%). Both classical virulent (cvIBDV) and very virulent (vvIBDV) serotype I genotypes have been identified in Ethiopia. The review underscores the urgent need for ongoing surveillance and national interventions to reduce IBD prevalence, which threatens poultry production and reproductive performance.
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spelling CGSpace1770172025-10-27T04:53:32Z The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis Tibebu, A. Bahiru, A. Yitbarek, T. Teshome, Y. Tamrat, H. Ferede, Y. Assefa, Ayalew Mekonnen, S.A. animal diseases chickens gumboro disease poultry Infectious bursal disease (IBD) is a contagious viral disease in young chickens that weakens immunity and causes significant economic losses. This review updates IBD prevalence in Ethiopian chickens from 2000 to 2023. The review follows PRISMA and uses a random-effects model with the DerSimonian-Laird estimator. Of 245 retrieved studies, 22 (31 reports) were included in the meta-analysis. The pooled IBD prevalence was 67% (95% CI 56–75%; I² = 98.8%). Prevalence ranged from 85% in Addis Ababa (95% CI 81–89%) to 56% in southern NNP (95% CI 29–80%). Pooled prevalence was higher in serological studies (71%; 95% CI 60–80%) than in molecular (54%; 95% CI 20–85%) or postmortem studies (31%; 95% CI 29–33%). Pooled prevalence was higher in exotic chickens (65%; 95% CI 50–77%) than in indigenous chickens (61%; 95% CI 46–74%) and higher in adults (70%; 95% CI 60–78%) than in younger birds (65%; 95% CI 51–76%). Female chickens had a higher pooled prevalence (68%; 95% CI 55–79%) than males (62%; 95% CI 48–74%). Both classical virulent (cvIBDV) and very virulent (vvIBDV) serotype I genotypes have been identified in Ethiopia. The review underscores the urgent need for ongoing surveillance and national interventions to reduce IBD prevalence, which threatens poultry production and reproductive performance. 2025-12 2025-10-11T16:48:18Z 2025-10-11T16:48:18Z Journal Article https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177017 en Open Access Elsevier Tibebu, A., Bahiru, A., Yitbarek, T., Teshome, Y., Tamrat, H., Ferede, Y., Assefa, A. and Mekonnen, S.A. 2025. The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis. Journal of Applied Poultry Research 34(4): 100617.
spellingShingle animal diseases
chickens
gumboro disease
poultry
Tibebu, A.
Bahiru, A.
Yitbarek, T.
Teshome, Y.
Tamrat, H.
Ferede, Y.
Assefa, Ayalew
Mekonnen, S.A.
The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_fullStr The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_full_unstemmed The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_short The prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in Ethiopia: A systematic review and meta-analysis
title_sort prevalence of infectious bursal disease in chickens in ethiopia a systematic review and meta analysis
topic animal diseases
chickens
gumboro disease
poultry
url https://hdl.handle.net/10568/177017
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