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Control strategies for peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants of India.
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Singh, R. P. |
| Copyright Year | 2011 |
| Abstract | Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of small ruminants. It is endemic in several African, Middle Eastern and Asian countries, including India. India has recently taken comprehensive steps to deal with PPR through the development and production of potent vaccines and monoclonal-antibody-based diagnostic kits, while also gathering baseline information on the disease situation and human resources. As a result, PPR can now be controlled by focused vaccinations in high-risk populations of sheep and goats, followed by mass vaccination campaigns. Mass vaccination campaigns must achieve high levels of herd immunity (70% to 80%) to block the epidemic cycle of the virus. With the tools currently available, disease control and subsequent eradication programmes for PPR may be a feasible option, following the example of the National Rinderpest Eradication Programme, which has successfully eradicated rinderpest from India. An understanding of the cultural and socio-economic circumstances of goat and sheep owners and a keen watch on the endemic nature of PPR in neighbouring countries will enhance the success of this approach. Coordinated efforts from all stakeholders, combined with proper funding and execution of control programmes, will be needed to achieve the goal of a PPR-free India. In addition, the availability of effective combined vaccines of PPR with goat pox or sheep pox offers a cost-effective way of simultaneously launching control programmes against all three of these diseases. |
| Starting Page | 87 |
| Ending Page | 90 |
| Page Count | 4 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://web.oie.int/boutique/extrait/20singhrp879887.pdf |
| PubMed reference number | 22435198v1 |
| Volume Number | 30 |
| Issue Number | 3 |
| Journal | Revue scientifique et technique |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Subject Keyword | Eighty Encephalomyelitis, Eastern Equine Goat's Rue Immunity, Herd MBOAT4 gene Mass Vaccination PRODH gene Peste des petits ruminants Infection Peste des petits ruminants virus Ab:Titr:Pt:Ser:Qn Virus Diseases |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
