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Establishment of a PPR Global Research and Expertise Network (PPR-GREN)

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The South Asian countries have taken initiative to develop a regional
roadmap for progressive control of PPR 2011-2020 through a consultative
workshop in 2011. This roadmap was updated recently in December 2013. At the
moment the initiative is being coordinated by the Regional Support Unit for
SAARC countries based in FAO Kathmandu, Nepal. Some of the important
recommendations drawn in 2013 were 

.         Due to the variety of contexts and PPR status within the member
states, there is a need to consider different approaches according to the
epidemiological situation which prevail in countries free from the disease,
free but at high risk or endemic,

*	Animal movement across borders and within countries should be mapped
to design the national risk-based strategic control plan and  develop
regional value chain analysis,

.         Support be given to improve trained manpower in laboratory
diagnosis, vaccine quality control, epidemiology and risk analysis, in
addition to communication, 

.         Availability of quality controlled vaccines complying with the OIE
standards be ensured (including establishment of regional PPR vaccine bank)
and post-vaccination protocols be developed and implemented for monitoring
in the countries and at a regional level,

The Region has also identified the Regional Leading Diagnostic Laboratory
for PPR in Bangladesh which is providing support for harmonization of
diagnostic protocols and analysis of samples. In addition ELISA diagnostic
kits (both for antigen and antibody detection) have been developed by the
National Laboratory in India and are being used extensively within the
country and supplied to neighbouring countries on demand. 

 

Mohinder Oberoi, BVSc & AH, MSc, PhD, FNAVS, FISVIB

Sub Regional Manager

Emergency Centre for Transboundary Animal Diseases (ECTAD) /

Regional Support Unit for SAARC countries 

Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations 

Pulchowk Kathmandu, Nepal

Tel: +977-1-5010209 (Direct)

Fax: +977-1-5010312

E-mail:  <mailto:[log in to unmask]> [log in to unmask]

Website: www.saarc-rsu-hped.org <http://www.saarc-rsu-hped.org/> 

 

 

From: Akram, Muhammad (FAONP) [mailto:[log in to unmask]] 
Sent: Wednesday, February 05, 2014 3:38 PM
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Cc: Oberoi, Mohinder (FAONP)
Subject: PPR-GREN E conference

 

Dear All

Really enjoying the ideas and contribution by experts on PPR from across the
globe. I appreciate the idea of this e-conference to take stock on PPR.

While working for Regional Support Unit (RSU) for SAARC countries
established by ECTAD FAO, in Kathmandu, Nepal I have gathered some
information on the epidemiology capacity of SAARC countries and realized
that PPR is endemic (for lineage-IV) in five of the 8 SAARC countries and 2
of remaining have sporadic occurrence and Sri Lanka is free of this disease.
75/1 Nigerian (in Nepal, Pakistan Afghanistan) and indigenous  Sungri/ 96
(in India) and T2 strain (in Bangladesh) are being used for vaccine
production in this region. Few of trained epidemiologists are positioned
with regard to their expertise in the national set up however Veterinarians
constituted the large part of the epidemiology Units. Monthly disease
reporting for PPR as for other diseases is the routine and more than half of
the total PPR cases are diagnosed based on clinically signs and laboratory
infrastructure is limited except India and Pakistan.

The challenges to PPR control in this region include:

.         Institutional, Operational & Financial Constraints;

.         Inadequate epidemiology capacity.

.         Limited exchange of information on PPR among the neighbouring
countries despite the significant trade in animal and animal products across
the borders.

 

 

Regards

Muhammad Akram

REC/RSU ECTAD, FAO Kathmandu Nepal.


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