Year: 2020
Type: article
Abstract: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is transmitted by the aerosol route during close contact between animals mainly through sneezing and coughing (Banyardet al., 2010).The affected animals are important source of transmission during incubation periods, subclinical cases or before the onset of Abstract: Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease that mainly affects sheep and goats.It is a member of the genus Morbillivirus in the family Paramyxoviridae.Now a day the disease is recognized as responsible for mortality and morbidity across many countries of the world.The disease occurs south of the Sahara desert and north of the equator in Africa, in most of the Middle East and in parts of Asia including much of the Indian subcontinent.It is transmitted by the aerosol route during close contact between animals mainly through sneezing and coughing.The disease is characterized by high fever, ocular and nasal discharge, pneumonia, necrosis and gastrointestinal tract leading to secure diarrhea.Diagnosis can be made on the basis of clinical, pathological and epizootiological findings.It has a significant economic impact on food security and livelihoods.PPR is therefore considered as one of the most damaging of all animal diseases in Africa, the Middle East and Asia, and it is also one of the priority diseases indicated in the FAO-OIE Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases.Peste des Petits Ruminants is common in Ethiopia and economic losses are due to loss of production, death, abortion and cost of controlling the disease.There is no specific treatment for PPR; however, drugs that control bacterial and parasitic complications may decrease mortality.For control purpose ring vaccination and/or vaccination of high-risk populations can also be helpful.Therefore, the eradication of PPR is by a combination of quarantine, movement control, cleaning and disinfection of infected premises and vaccination.
Language: English
Subfield: Animal Science and Zoology
Domain: Life Sciences
Open Access status: diamond
OpenAlex ID: W4238438662