Peste-des-petits-ruminants (PPR),(goat plague) In India & National PPR Control Program
1.1942 - PPR was first reported in Ivory Coast in West Africa (Gargadennec & Lalanne, and subsequently in sub-Saharan Africa (Senegal, Ghana, Togo, Benin and Nigeria), the Arabian Peninsula, the Middle East and the Indian subcontinent (Shaila et al., 1996)
2.1962 – PPRV first isolated in sheep cell culture
3.1986 - First confirmed outbreak in India in sheep in village Arasur in Villupuram district of Tamil Nadu (Shaila et al., 1989).
4.First reported in North India from HP (1996).
5. Both the field strains were adapted in VERO cell and attenuated vaccines have been developed
The National PPR Control Program was started in 2014 with an allocation of about 50 crore rupees per year. The out is perceptible by the following figures.
Distribution of PPR outbreaks in India
2005–2013
The Efficacy of Vaccination in control of PPR in India
1. PPR is endemic in India in sheep & goats.
2. Mainly young stocks are more affected.
3.The disease occurs throughout the year but more common in October & March.
4.Though vaccination is the only method for control & eradication. However, the vaccine is so good in India that the institute that developed so acclaimed effective vaccine in India to control the disease fear to use it because many a time outbreaks started on vaccination.
5.The other important reason for the persistence of disease is undeclared Policy of suppressed reporting of PPR outbreaks.
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