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