Mon, 3 Feb 2014 13:09:02 +0000
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A key issue to address is why PPR resurgence now? Is it true that rinderpest vaccination suppressed PPR?
The lack of appropriate laboratory tests to differentiate infection from vaccination poses a challenge in post and pre-vaccination surveillance of small ruminants particularly in infected pastoral / nomadic production systems.
Identification and traceability of sheep and goats requires to be addressed and made uniform across borders as was done with the clover during PARC and national hot iron brand marks during JP 15 in rinderpest. Ear notching in my experience in Kenya has its limitations as interferes with traditional marks. This is important in livestock movement. Possibility of a tattoo requires to be explored.
Quality of PPR vaccines through PANVAC is paramount. This was key in rinderpest eradication
Political goodwill approached from livelihoods particularly on food security of the vulnerable women and children in pastoral/nomadic setups is important.
Though countries currently control the disease nationally, it is imperative learning from rinderpest that PPR control takes a regional approach with other concurrent small ruminant diseases like CCPP, Rift Valley fever and sheep and goat pox. This is currently what is done in Kenya after an initial mass vaccination of 15.2 million sheep and goats nationally in under 2 months in 2009
Dr Peter Maina Ithondeka PhD, MBS
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