Dear All:
I found that this type of communication is informative and very helpful.
I just want to bring some practical points:
1. There is a need to find a mechanism which increases transparencies in reporting animal diseases in general and PPR in special.
2. There is a technical need for some of the governmental and private field veterinarians to recognize PPR (to make the proper differentials) and report it to a reference body in the country. An immediate response regarding accurate diagnosis should be in place. As it is known to most of us, the disease can pass as PN, Enteritis, coccsidiosis, Orf, BT..... and others.
3. I wonder, how many of the field governmental and private veterinarians are trained well on post-mortem examinations, and how many of them can recognize the gross lesions associated with the disease. I will go little bit further, how many can recognize the histopathological picture of PPR.
4. There is a need to increase awareness of farmers to the importance of PPR to the farmers themselves and to the national economy. So they must be trained on basic clinical picture of PPR and the importance of requesting immediate veterinary assistance. This could be accomplished through farmers schooling.
5. Thus, in conclusion, a need to link the farmers with field/lab veterinarians and the person sitting in the top (policy maker).
6. I think, we should also encourage research and scientific institutions to conduct PPR research (epidemiology, diagnosis, vaccinations., economical impact..etc).
regards,
Prof. Dr. Nabil Hailat,
Professor of Veterinary Pathology,
Dept. of Pathology and Public Health,
Faculty of Veterinary Medicine,
Jordan University of Science and Technology (JUST),
Mobile: +962-7-95885219, e-mail: [log in to unmask]
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From: Establishment of a PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN) [[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Paul Rossiter [[log in to unmask]]
Sent: 08 March 2014 14:46
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Subject: From Dr Khaled Morsy on improved PPR control
Dear Paul & all members
Fortunately for the GF- TADs PPR Working Group is that it deals with the PPR virus for the following reasons:-
1 -It is transmitted by direct contact between the diseased and healthy animals and it is not airborne disease, needs no insect victors nor intermediate host.
2 - It has one sero- type divided into four lineages , and there is cross immunity between them.
3 - Control or eradication of the virus is easy , such as what happened in rinderpest in the nineties of the last century and I had the privilege that I personally participated through the last period before the announcement of the elimination of the virus in my country Egypt .
Ways to control access to the stage of the eradication of the disease:
1 - Control the animal movement between the various sectors of animal and obtaining the necessary legislations and laws so.
2 - Directing educators toward isolating recent animals purchased for a period not less than 21 days with the allocation of workers separate for isolated or diseased from healthy animals , to clarify the importance of these measures and their returns for owners toward humans and animals , through seminars, counselling and training sessions .
3 - Demonstrate the importance of immediate notification of suspected cases satisfactory and that each relevant sectors (educators - veterinarians - auxiliary bodies such as the police and local administrations ) .
4 - Speedy response of the field veterinarian authority (field veterinarian , lab veterinarian) which leads to rapid containment of the focus as well as the dissemination of information sufficient diagnostic methods, fField tests to make sure the disease and disease -differential diagnosis (own personal request to all members of the GF- TADs PPR Working Group about field tests and diagnostic products and the names of the companies that produce them , and how to communicate with them)
5 - Speedy vaccination decision after rapid field diagnosis is preferred.
Regards,
Khaled Morsy
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