Comparison of Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Disease Between Tanzania and Kenya
Abstract
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Peste des petit ruminants (PPR) is a new disease of goats
and sheep in East Africa that has been causing major losses
since 2007 and yet the risk factors involved and disease
manifestation have not been described. In this research
conducted both in Tanzania and Kenya, risk factors and disease
manifestation are compared in both countries. The main
symptoms of the disease that include emaciation, fever, ocular
and nasal discharges, diarrhea and lesions in the mouth were
reported in both countries. However, in Tanzania, there were
symptoms in form of abortion and nodular lesions throughout
the body. Post mortem lesions were also similar, except that in
Tanzania, there were lesions and nodules in genitalia. In Kenya,
experimental transmission of PPR was successfully done in
six goats and six sheep. The PPR virus was confirmed through
RT-PCR and ELISA tests in both countries. The research
findings will be used to design disease awareness manuals for
training. The experimental infection models will be used to
evaluate potential vaccines and thus enhance chances of
controlling PPR. The main risk factor that was found in both
countries was introduction of new goats in unaffected areas.
This information will be used to sensitise public sector policy
makers and practitioners on the best ways to manage the
disease.
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