Peste des petits ruminants

Lesson

Welcome
Learning objectives
Before starting
Introduction
Goats, sheep and people
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A long overlooked animal disease
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Unlocking the disease
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Understanding the virus
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Victims of the virus
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The virus in action
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Epidemiology of PPR
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The geographic distribution of PPR
- From an epizootic to a panzootic
- A spreading transboundary disease
- An epidemiological situation under surveillance
- A disease which is spreading
- Past factors behind the spread
- Current factors behind the spread
- What is the risk for Europe?
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Lineages on the move
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Field diagnosis
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Laboratory diagnosis
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From the current preventive vaccine to a future curative vaccine
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Towards the eradication of PPR
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Conclusion

A disease which is spreading

The extensive geographic cover of PPR has been confirmed by:

the setting up of surveillance and control programs,
raising awareness of local populations,
the provision of sensitive and specific immunosorbent and molecular diagnostic techniques,
and the notification of disease emergence and epizootic outbreaks to the OIE since 2004 by health authorities of the countries where it is considered to be a compulsorily notifiable disease.

Selection of sheep for samples to be analysed, Senegal. - © H. Salami.

These notifications can be complemented by serological (detection of antibodies) and virological (detection of the virus) surveys in enzootic and epizootic zones to:

identify the viral lineage involved,
monitor the movements of the virus,
understand spread factors,
assess the impact of vaccination campaigns.

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