Rinderpest and Peste Des Petits Ruminants

Taylor, W. P.; Barrett, Tom

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“…These findings are in consistence with those reported earlier [10] [22]. It was also found that isolation and quarantine of early cases during an outbreak proved effective in preventing the further spread of disease.…”

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Epidemiological Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Outbreaks in Pakistan

Zahur¹,

Ullah²,

Irshad³

et al. 2014

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The current study reports the outbreaks of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in the small ruminant population of Pakistan. The objectives were to understand the clinical picture of disease under field conditions, estimate the basic epidemiological parameters for the local population of small ruminants and to determine the spatial and temporal distribution of PPR during 2005 to 2007 in Pakistan. A total of 62 outbreaks were investigated among sheep and goat flocks in the five provinces of Pakistan and Azad Jammu & Kashmir (AJK). The PPR virus activity in these outbreaks was demonstrated by clinical picture and presence of PPR virus specific antibodies by employing cELISA. The combined estimates of mean cumulative morbidity and mortality for sheep and goats were estimated 65.37% and 26.51% respectively with a case fatality of 40.40%. The species specific mean cumulative morbidity, mortality and case fatality for goats were 68.80%, 29.45% and 42.75% respectively, while these estimates for sheep were 48.77%, 14.98% and of 26.16% respectively. These estimates for goats were significantly higher (P < 0.001 to P = 0.001) than those for sheep. It was concluded that PPR is wide spread throughout the country and epidemiological picture suggest that disease has established as an endemic infection in the country.

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“…The disease, then, spread during communal grazing with local animals. Introduction of new animals from livestock market resulted in PPR outbreaks in sheep in Saudi Arabia [10] [26]. Numerous outbreaks have occurred when farmers added newly purchased potentially incubating animals to their flocks [10].…”

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Epidemiological Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Outbreaks in Pakistan

Zahur¹,

Ullah²,

Irshad³

et al. 2014

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“…Isolation and quarantine of infected animals at the initiation of outbreak from healthy animals was proved to be the most effective means to prevent further spread of the disease. These observations are similar to those reported by Taylor and Barrett (2008).…”

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confidence: 93%

“…It is likely that these recovered animals could shed the PPRV. Similar type of findings were also documented by Taylor and Barrett (2008) who reported of numerous disease outbreaks when farmers have added newly purchased potentially incubating animals to their flocks. Isolation and quarantine of infected animals at the initiation of outbreak from healthy animals was proved to be the most effective means to prevent further spread of the disease.…”

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confidence: 84%

“…During clinical phase of PPR, nasal and ocular discharges, oral secretions and feces are the potent source of PPRV. It was further reported by Taylor and Barrett (2008) that an animal recovered from PPRV infection becomes immune to re-infection. The present study reported that carrier state exists for about 16 weeks in recovered animals after PPRV infection.…”

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Detection of <em>Peste des Petits Ruminants</em> Virus genome in fecal material of goats after an outbreak in Punjab Province of Pakistan: A longitudinal study

Ullah

Zahur²,

Irshad³

et al. 2015

SL J Food & Agric

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Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease of domestic and wild small ruminants causing high morbidity and mortality (up to 100%) and thus, has serious socioeconomic implications. In Pakistan, estimated losses due to PPR during the year 2012-13 were worth Pakistan Rs. 31.51 billion. Close contact between infected and susceptible animal is an important route of transmission of PPR. Therefore, carrier animals play an important role in unnoticed transmission of the disease. Limited information is available about the persistence of PPR virus in goats. Hence, the objective of the study was to investigate the persistence of PPR virus (PPRV) in goats recovered from PPR. A suspected PPR outbreak in sub-urban area of Lahore district of the Punjab Province in Pakistan was investigated. The outbreak was confirmed as PPR after analyzing appropriate samples (nasal/ocular swabs, fecal and tissue samples) collected from the infected animals. A longitudinal study was conducted over a period of 16 weeks to ascertain the persistence of PPRV in the fecal samples of recovered goats (n=96) collected at 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks after the outbreak. Samples were analyzed using RT-PCR. Of the 96 fecal samples, 46, 37, 29 and 7 goats remained positive for PPRV genome at 4, 8, 12 and 16 weeks after recovery, respectively. The results revealed the detection of PPRV genome in goats at 16 weeks after recovery. Therefore, it can be concluded that PPR disease has a carrier potential and goats recovered from PPR infection may act as source of carrier animals.

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Rinderpest and Peste Des Petits Ruminants

Cited by 20 publications

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Epidemiological Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Outbreaks in Pakistan

Epidemiological Analysis of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Outbreaks in Pakistan

Detection of <em>Peste des Petits Ruminants</em> Virus genome in fecal material of goats after an outbreak in Punjab Province of Pakistan: A longitudinal study

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