Begin forwarded message: > From: Ghulam Sarwar Shaikh <[log in to unmask]> > Subject: Re: A good question waiting to be answered > Date: 6 February 2014 13:50:31 GMT+5 > To: Paul Rossiter <[log in to unmask]> > > Good morning everyone, > > My input regarding question raised by Dr. Peter is because PPR is now seriously affecting the socio-economic conditions of the powerless communities involved in the small ruminant production. > > Since we all know that virus has crossed the barrier of species, I mean PPR has been reported in Camels and in Wildlife also. I personally attended PPR outbreak in "Sindh Ibex” in hilly areas of Sindh Province of Pakistan. Its true that vaccinating small ruminants with RP vaccine suppressed the PPR but since RP vaccine is not available and the vaccine available against PPR is not effective hence this situation has developed a concern over the small ruminant producers. > > My field experience is that PPR is more severe in arid and semi-arid areas as compared to irrigated areas and transhumant system characterised by the animal movements exists for seasonal utilisation of vegetation that facilitates the disease frequency. > > Much has been discussed during this session regarding Vaccine, lineages and primers in my opinion it is important to see the field consequences of the PPR. Involvement of the communities in control strategy will really help. Different ecological and farming systems also to be taken care. > Ghulam Sarwar Shaikh > Former Director General Livestock Sindh Pakistan > On 6 Feb 2014, at 12:52, Paul Rossiter <[log in to unmask]> wrote: > >> Good morning everyone and welcome to the fourth day of the conference, >> >> I think the potential value of a/the network is beginning to show itself through the number of replies and interest in several of the contributions but one question has slipped through the cracks. Many emails ago Dr Peter Ithondeka asked the conference the following "A key issue to address is why PPR resurgence now? Is it true that rinderpest vaccination suppressed PPR?". Dr Ithondeka is not alone in this concern but so far no one has replied. Are there a few of you out there who are willing to have a go at answering this or are you leaving it to me? >> >> kind regards, >> Moderator. >> from warm and sunny Nairobi >> >> >> >> >> To unsubscribe from the FAO-AnimalHealth-L list, click the following link: >> https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FAO-AnimalHealth-L&A=1 >> > ######################################################################## To unsubscribe from the FAO-AnimalHealth-L list, click the following link: https://listserv.fao.org/cgi-bin/wa?SUBED1=FAO-AnimalHealth-L&A=1