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| Date: | Fri, 7 Feb 2014 10:33:23 +0300 |
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Dear Moderator and Colleagues
Thank you for the opportunity to participate in this forum. I am very
confident that the history of PPR can be found in the next 10 - 20 years if
concerted efforts can roll progressively.
I am Dr. Ayebazibwe Chrisostom, a Senior Veterinary Officer, Ministry of
Agriculture Animal Industry and Fisheries in Uganda. I gained interest in
PPR after the first outbreak in Uganda in 2007 and since then I have been
involved in its diagnostics, epidemiology, research and control programmes.
A lot has been said by very senior colleagues. It is very clear that
Veterinary Services are very dynamic and the concept has greatly changed.
Nowadays, it is very had to get veterinarians fully committed to
vaccinations against PPR in remote areas without handsome facilitation. The
reason for this is that veterinary practice has failed to break even
(especially on small ruminants since the cost of treatment may be the same
as the value of the animal). *Farmers want free services*. For this reason,
all PPR vaccinations in Uganda have been offered free of charge and through
partnerships between the government, NGO's/agencies and the Community
Animal Health Workers. This has proved effective in controlling outbreaks
and confining the disease in the Karamoja region (North - Eastern part of
the country). The lesson learnt has been that vaccinations have to be
coordinated every 2 - 3 years. This is expensive and in most cases vaccine
procurement can be a nightmare leave alone the cold chain issues in the
field. *Thermostable vaccine becomes handy and more promising here.* It is
now clear that the pattern of the disease has changed - *sporadic
outbreaks*that may disappear unnoticed (this may be due to having an
appreciable
level of flock level immunity).
We have noted *multiple ailments* (CCPP, goat pox, mange, Trypanosomiasis,
Tick Borne Diseases, Foot rot, Helminthosis, Orf etc.) in PPR affected
flocks. *Seromonitoring* as a means of assessing the success of vaccination
programmes has also been a major challenge leave alone the difficulty
of *identifying
vaccinated animals*. Ear notching does not work since the farmers will have
already clipped the ears!
PPR control will thus require good planning and set up of local, regional
and international teams (practitioners - scientists - governments -
organizations) and heavy long term investment. Governments and other
stakeholders must appreciate that this is important!
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