Ovine rinderpest, also commonly known as peste des petits ruminants ppr, is a contagious disease affecting goats and sheep in africa from tropic of cancer to equator, the middleeast and the indian subcontinent. Lumpy skin disease lsd peste des petits ruminants state. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a highly contagious viral disease that mainly affects sheep and. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a highly infectious disease caused by a virus of the morbillivirus genus, within the paramyxoviridae family 1. Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly infectious disease of small ruminants that is endemic across africa, the middle east and large regions of asia. Scientific opinion on peste des petits ruminants1 2 efsa panel on animal health and welfare ahaw2,3 3 european food safety authority efsa, parma, italy 4 abstract 5 peste des petits ruminants ppr is a severe viral disease of small ruminants caused by a morbillivirus closely 6 related to rinderpest virus. Introduction the sudan has a huge wealth of animal resources that has been estimated to be around 104 million head of animals. It was first reported in cote divoire the ivory coast in 1942 and subsequently in other parts of west africa. Bulletin du service zootechnique epizootique du afrique occidentale francaise, 5. The livestock sector in the sudan is an important contributor to the national economy, contributing 46% to the gross.
Pastoral production is associated with increased peste des. Infection most commonly leads to a profound immunosuppression that allows opportunistic secondary infections. In the developing world, this virus poses a major threat to sustainable. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. It is also known as ovine rinderpest, pest of small ruminants, pest of sheep and goats, stomatitispneumoenteritis complex or syndrome, pseudorinderpest of small ruminants, kata, goat plague. Peste des petits ruminants ppr represent an economically important plague of small ruminants. Peste des petits ruminants virus pprv causes a contagious disease of high morbidity and mortality in small ruminant populations globally. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a highly contagious viral disease of sheep and goats. Ppr is considered as the most destructive viral disease affecting small ruminant flocks. The 20162017 introduction of peste des petits ruminants virus pprv into livestock in mongolia was followed by mass mortality of the critically endangered mongolian saiga antelope and other rare wild ungulates. Pestevac freeze dried live attenuated peste des petits ruminants ppr virus strain nig. Seroprevalence and associated risk factors of peste des. Overview of peste des petits ruminants generalized. Outbreak of peste des petits ruminants among critically.
Outbreaks tend to be associated with contact of immunonaive animals with animals from endemic areas. An introduction to peste des petits ruminants free download as powerpoint presentation. Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants diseases of. Peste des petits ruminants ppr, also known asgoat plague, is a viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, diarrhea, pneumonia, and sometimes death. Pdf peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly infectious disease of small ruminants that is endemic across africa, the middle east and. Pdf peste des petit ruminants ppr is a highly contagious viral disease which is characterized with acute or subacute hyperthermia, extremely. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a highly contagious viral disease that mainly affects sheep and goats. Pdf diagnosis and control of peste des petits ruminants. Small ruminants sheep and goats are the main hosts of ppr. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. It is widespread in africa and asia and is currently also found in turkey and northern africa.
However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high ppr seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Peste des petits ruminants vaccine nigerian strain 751. Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly infectious disease of. Learn how to pronounce peste des petits ruminants and more about the peste des petits ruminants word at. Ppr is an important disease burden and threatens the livelihoods and food security of smallholder. The looming threat of peste des petits ruminants dr sunelle strydom bvsc subdirectorate of epidemiology, directorate animal health, department of agriculture, forestry and fisheries email. Reported outbreaks of peste des petits ruminants in bulgaria for the epidemic intelligence team vsi in alphabetical order. Peste des petits ruminants state of play in the eu animal health advisory committee 03 december 2018, brussels belgium. Peste des petits ruminants ppr outbreak in southern. Genomic analysis of host peste des petits ruminants. Until recently, this virus was named simply peste des petits ruminants virus pprv.
Peste des petits ruminants is caused by a virus of the family paramyxoviridae, genus morbillivirus. Peste des petits ruminants, oral lesions peste des petits ruminants ppr is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and sometimes death. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a highly contagious transboundary animal disease of wild and domestic small ruminants caused by a virus of the same. It is clinically and pathologically similar to rinderpest, and is the most economically important virus disease of small ruminants in the areas where it occurs. Peste des petits ruminants ppr represents one of the most economically.
The identification in west africa of peste des petits ruminants as a separate disease from rinderpest was a highly significant event in the history of infectious animal plagues. Peste des petits ruminants is caused by a virus of the family paramyxoviridae. The virus is considered to be a major obstacle to the development of sustainable agriculture. At one time, peste des petits ruminants was thought to be restricted to the middle east and limited areas of africa and asia. Peste des petits ruminants in goat virology animal. Peste des petits ruminant ppr caused by peste des petits ruminants virus pprv, is classified as an office international des epizooties oielisted transboundary animal disease tad. Pestedespetitsruminants ppr is a notifiable, contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of small ruminant causing high morbidity and mortality. Thus, cattle could be of value for ppr serosurveillance. This vaccine virus, isolated from goat works efficiently both in sheep and goat. Despite control efforts in a number of countries, it has continued to spread across africa and asia, placing an increasing burden on the livelihoods of livestock keepers and on veterinary resources in affected countries.
The following format can be used to cite this factsheet. G3 official controls and eradication of diseases in animals. An introduction to peste des petits ruminants animal. Figure peste des petits ruminants infection among cattle. Peste des petits ruminants virus pprv, genus morbillivirus, which causes a severe disease in sheep and goats, has. Cause rinderpest peste des petits ruminants ppr rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants diseases of sheep. Ppr is endemic across much of africa and asia with its geographical distribution seemingly expanding. Peste des petits ruminants was first described in 1942 in the ivory coast by gargadennec and lalanne as a disease affecting goats and sheep comparable to rinderpest, but. Peste des petits ruminants ppr was first confirmed in tanzania in 2008, however description of clinical or pathological signs was not carried out although this is important to assist quick identification and reporting of ppr cases by both livestock keepers and fieldbased animal health workers. Diagnosis and control of peste des petits ruminants. Peste des petits ruminants ppr represents one of the most economically important animal diseases in areas that rely on small ruminants. Peste des petits ruminants 2012 provides strategic guidance for responding to an animal health emergency caused by peste des petit ruminants ppr in the united states. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is an acute or subacute, contagious viral disease of predominantly goats, and also sheep, camels and several wild ruminant species in captivity.
Peste des petits ruminants ppr is an important cause of mortality and production loss among sheep and goats in the developing world. Using crosssectional serosurvey data collected in 2016, our study investigated pprv seroprevalence and risk factors among sheep, goats and cattle in 20 agropastoral ap and pastoral p villages in northern tanzania. Peste des petits ruminants vaccine strain nigeria 75 1. Available formats pdf please select a format to send. Heavy losses can be seen, especially in goats, with morbidity and mortality rates sometimes approaching 80100%. It is caused by a morbillivirus in the family of paramyxoviruses, that is related to rinderpest. To assess the nature and population effects of this outbreak among wild ungulates, we collected clinical, histopathologic, epidemiologic, and ecological evidence.
Introduction peste des petits ruminants ppr is a serious viral disease of goats and sheep that causes high mortality in these two species with significant economic impact. The economic impact of eradicating peste des petits. Peste des petits ruminants ppr peste des petits ruminants. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is an acute, highly contagious fatal disease in domestic and small wild ruminants, causing great economic losses in goat and sheep productivity. Identification of the virus or serological testing is performed as outlined in the oie manual of diagnostic tests and vaccines for terrestrial. The present study reports the duration of immunity and protective efficacy of peste des petits ruminants ppr vaccine nigerian strain 751 in sheep and goats.
Peste des petits ruminants the center for food security and. Pseudorinderpest, goat plague, pest of small ruminants, pest of sheep and goats, kata, stomatitispneumoenteritis syndrome, pneumoenteritis complex. A total of 105 sheep and goats were divided into three groups a, b and c. To file a complaint of discrimination, write usda, director, office of civil rights, room. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a notifiable, contagious and economically important transboundary viral disease of small ruminant causing high morbidity and mortality. Peste des petits ruminants in goat free download as powerpoint presentation. Peste des petits ruminants ppr a challenge for small ruminant. Mass vaccination programs around the world resulted in the decline of ppr outbreaks. Ppr is currently present in north, central, west and east africa, the middle east, and south asia. Peste des petits ruminants virus pprv is a member of the genus morbillivirus in the family. Peste des petits ruminants ppr, is an acute transboundary viral disease of economic importance, affecting goats and sheep. Microrna expression profiling of goat peripheral blood. Peste des petits ruminants ppr, also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants.
Peste des petits ruminants ppr is a severe viral disease of small ruminants caused by a morbillivirus closely related to rinderpest virus. It belongs to negativesense, singlestranded rna paramyxovirus of genus morbillivirus. Seroprevalence and risk factors for peste des petits ruminants and selected differential diagnosis in sheep and goats in tanzania. We investigated peste des petits ruminants ppr infection in cattle and wildlife in northern tanzania. Despite control efforts in a number of countries, it has. Peste des petits ruminants ppr is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and sometimes death.
Draftmay 20 ii the foreign animal disease preparedness and response plan fad prepdisease response strategy. Scientific opinion on peste des petits ruminants 2015. European commission directorategeneral for health and food safety g3 official controls and eradication of diseases in animals lumpy skin disease lsd and peste des petits ruminants state of. Lumpy skin disease lsd and peste des petits ruminants.
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