Clinicopathological and Sero-Molecular Detection of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae in Goats in Southern Areas of Pakistan

Table 3

Molecular identification of Mycoplasma capricolum subsp. capripneumoniae by PCR from the different clinical samples of goats in southern areas of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa, Pakistan.

Area	Samples	No. of samples	PCR positive	PCR negative	PCR prevalence percentage
Dera Ismail Khan	Nasal swab	50	2	48	4%
	Pleural fluid	50	3	47	6%
	Tissue	50	3	47	6%
	Total	150	8	142	5.33%
Bannu	Nasal swab	50	2	48	4%
	Pleural fluid	50	5	45	10%
	Tissue	50	2	48	4%
	Total	150	9	141	6%
Karak	Nasal swab	50	1	49	2%
	Pleural fluid	50	3	47	6%
	Tissue	50	1	49	2%
	Total	150	5	145	3.33%
Kohat	Nasal swab	50	5	45	10%
	Pleural fluid	50	4	46	8%
	Tissue	50	2	48	6%
	Total	150	11	139	7.33%
Grand Total		600	33	567	5.5%