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Article History

Received: 9 September 2023

Accepted: 14 February 2024

First Online: 9 March 2024

Declarations

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: All methods used in the study during cattle restraint, blood sample collection, serum extraction and immune-detection of CBPP were carried out in accordance with the relevant guidelines and regulations as approved by the Makerere University School of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources Institutional Animal care and Use committee (SVAR-IACUC) (approval number: <b>SVAR-IACUC/72/2020</b>) and the Uganda National Council of Science and Technology (approval number: <b>NS163ES</b>).The study objectives were explained to district officials, communities, and individual farmers in all the study villages in Amudat, Kaabong and Karenga districts. All participating farmers signed a written informed consent form to participate; to take blood samples from their cattle and their cattle blood samples and sera therefrom to be stored for future use in related studies. Informed consent documentation was explained to participating farmers in their local languages [Pokot and Ngakarimajong]. Administrative clearances were obtained from participating districts [Amudat, Kaabong and Karenga] after explaining the study to the district veterinary production officers.

: Not applicable.

: The authors declare no competing interests.