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Zafar S, Sarfraz MS, Ali S, Saeed L, Mahmood MS, Khan AU, Anwar MN. Recapitulation of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) Prevalence in Small Ruminant Populations of Pakistan from 2004 to 2023: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. Vet Sci 2024; 11:280. [PMID: 38922027 PMCID: PMC11209094 DOI: 10.3390/vetsci11060280] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 04/23/2024] [Revised: 06/07/2024] [Accepted: 06/17/2024] [Indexed: 06/27/2024] Open
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an extremely transmissible viral disease caused by the PPR virus that impacts domestic small ruminants, namely sheep and goats. This study aimed to employ a methodical approach to evaluate the regional occurrence of PPR in small ruminants in Pakistan and the contributing factors that influence its prevalence. A thorough search was performed in various databases to identify published research articles between January 2004 and August 2023 on PPR in small ruminants in Pakistan. Articles were chosen based on specific inclusion and exclusion criteria. A total of 25 articles were selected from 1275 studies gathered from different databases. The overall pooled prevalence in Pakistan was calculated to be 51% (95% CI: 42-60), with heterogeneity I2 = 100%, τ2 = 0.0495, and p = 0. The data were summarized based on the division into five regions: Punjab, Baluchistan, KPK, Sindh, and GB and AJK. Among these, the pooled prevalence of PPR in Sindh was 61% (95% CI: 46-75), I2 = 100%, τ2 = 0.0485, and p = 0, while in KPK, it was 44% (95% CI: 26-63), I2 = 99%, τ2 = 0.0506, and p < 0.01. However, the prevalence of PPR in Baluchistan and Punjab was almost the same. Raising awareness, proper surveillance, and application of appropriate quarantine measures interprovincially and across borders must be maintained to contain the disease.
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- Saad Zafar
- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; (S.Z.); (M.S.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.M.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; (S.Z.); (M.S.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.M.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; (S.Z.); (M.S.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.M.)
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- Institute of Microbiology, Government College University, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan;
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; (S.Z.); (M.S.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.M.)
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- Department of Pathobiology, University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences (Jhang Campus), Lahore 54000, Punjab, Pakistan
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- Institute of Microbiology, Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad 38000, Punjab, Pakistan; (S.Z.); (M.S.S.); (S.A.); (M.S.M.)
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Moudgil P, Kumar R, Jangir BL, Gupta R, Vaishali, Jindal N. Epidemiology, risk factors and molecular characterization of small ruminant morbillivirus in Haryana, India. Res Vet Sci 2022; 151:164-174. [PMID: 36041310 DOI: 10.1016/j.rvsc.2022.08.013] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/07/2022] [Revised: 07/02/2022] [Accepted: 08/11/2022] [Indexed: 10/15/2022]
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Peste des petitis ruminants is an economically important transboundary and notifiable viral disease of sheep and goats. In this study, 14 PPR suspected outbreaks among sheep and goats were investigated in four districts of Haryana, India, during July 2020 to October, 2021. The causative agent of the disease; small ruminant morbillivirus was detected by Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction targeting full gene sequences of fusion protein gene and confirmed by sequencing. The overall morbidity and cumulative mortality in these outbreaks were 37.56% and 12.09%, respectively. Risk factor analysis identified significant difference in mortality based on age with higher mortality in young ones; 21% as compared to adults; 7.55%. Analysis of the vaccination status revealed significant difference in morbidity and mortality with higher morbidity and mortality in un-vaccinated animals as compared to vaccinated ones. The sequencing and phylogenetic analysis of representative samples revealed that the strains of the present study fall in lineage IV (96.6-99.1%) along with other Indian isolates but made a separate cluster (sub-lineage). The comparison of deduced amino acid (aa) sequence analysis of fusion protein of circulating field strains with reference vaccine strain and other lineage IV strains revealed four N-linked glycosylation sites instead of three. The findings of the present study revealed changes in fusion protein of some of the circulating field strains of SRMV in Haryana, India. Further detailed studies are warranted to delineate the molecular details of these circulating field strains and to evaluate the effectiveness of currently used vaccine against these mutated strains.
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- Pallavi Moudgil
- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India
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- Department of Veterinary Pathology, College of Veterinary Sciences, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India.
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health and Epidemiology, Lala Lajpat Rai University of Veterinary and Animal Sciences, Hisar, Haryana 125004, India
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Khoran FP, Candlan EP, Hassan AA, Isihak FA, Abdulmawjood A, Khan IUH. Pheno- and genotypic characterization and identification of novel subtypes of Peste des Petits Ruminants virus in domestic and captive wild goats in Northern Iraq. BMC Microbiol 2021; 21:334. [PMID: 34876012 PMCID: PMC8650381 DOI: 10.1186/s12866-021-02372-2] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 05/21/2021] [Accepted: 10/25/2021] [Indexed: 11/25/2022] Open
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Background Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is an acute or peracute contagious transboundary viral disease that mainly affects caprine and ovine and causes significant economic impact in developing countries. After two PPR virus outbreaks in 2011 and 2014, an investigation, from August 2015 to September 2016, was carried out in Northern Iraq when an increased morbidity and mortality rates were reported in the domestic and captive wild goats. In the present study, ten domestic goat farms and seven captive wild goat herds located in seven geographical areas of Northern Iraq were clinically, pathologically, serologically and genotypically characterized to determine the prevalence and potential cause of PPR virus outbreak. Results The outbreak occurred with rate of morbidity (26.1%) and mortality (11.1%) in domestic goat farms as compared to captive wild goat herds where relatively high mortality (42.9%) and low morbidity (10.9%) rates were recorded. Based on the clinical symptoms (mucopurulent nasal discharges, ulceration and erosion of oral mucosa, profuse watery diarrhea) and necropsy (hemorrhage and congestion on mucous membranes of the colon and rectum with zebra stripes lesions) results, overall, the serological test findings revealed a high frequency (47.9%) of positive samples for anti-PPRV nucleoprotein antibodies. Furthermore, the nucleoprotein (N) gene was detected in 63.2 and 89.1% of samples using conventional and reverse transcription real-time quantitative PCR assays. A phylogenetic analysis of N gene amino acid sequences clustered with the reference strain revealed lineage IV similar to the strains isolated in 2011 and 2014, respectively. However, two sub-types of lineage IV (I and II), significantly distinct from the previous strains, were also observed. Conclusion The phylogenetic analysis suggests that movements of goats are possible cause and one of the important factors responsible for the spread of virus across the region. The study results would help in improving farm management practices by establishing a PPR virus eradication program using regular monitoring and vaccination program to control and mitigate the risk of re-emergence of PPR virus infection in domestic and captive wild goats in Iraq. Supplementary Information The online version contains supplementary material available at 10.1186/s12866-021-02372-2. 1. Assessment and detection of source of re-emergence of Peste des Petits Ruminants virus in goats. 2. High rate of mortality than morbidity in domestic and captive wild goat herds. 3. Identification of novel sub-types (I&II) of lineage IV. 4. Regular monitoring and strategies for improving on-site control and trade regulations enables mitigating risk of outbreaks.
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- Faisal Polis Khoran
- Directorate of Central Veterinary Laboratory (DCVL), Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Directorate of Central Veterinary Laboratory (DCVL), Erbil, Kurdistan Region, Iraq
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- Department of Veterinary Public Health (DVPH), College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq.,Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Medicine, University of Mosul, Mosul, Iraq
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada.,Institute of Food Quality and Food Safety, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Bünteweg 17, D-30559, Hannover, Germany
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- Agriculture and Agri-Food Canada, Ottawa Research and Development Centre, Ottawa, ON, K1A 0C6, Canada.
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Rahman H, Kamboh AA, Abro SH, Abubakar M. An investigation on the prevalence of peste des petits ruminants in the camels of Sindh, Pakistan. Trop Anim Health Prod 2020; 52:1863-1867. [PMID: 31953693 DOI: 10.1007/s11250-020-02202-z] [Citation(s) in RCA: 3] [Impact Index Per Article: 0.8] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 01/28/2019] [Accepted: 01/11/2020] [Indexed: 11/28/2022]
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The present study investigated the status of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) for the first time in the camels of Pakistan. The samples were collected from the camel residing area of Sindh, Pakistan, and analyzed for breeds (Dhatti and Larri), districts (Tharparkar and Umerkot), age (young, adult, and old), and sexes (male and female). The sera samples (n = 200) were analyzed for the detection of antibodies using a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (cELISA). Moreover, the nasal and fecal samples were screened for the PPR virus. Finally, the positive nasal and fecal samples were validated using reverse transcriptase-polymerase chain reaction (RT-PCR) and immunocapture enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay (Ic-ELISA). The cELISA results showed an overall prevalence of 8.5% PPR in the study area. The camels of Tharparkar (10.9%; 95% confidence interval (CI) 9.2-12.9) showed higher seroprevalence of PPR antibodies than those of Umerkot (5.5%; 95% CI 4.1-7.2). Moreover, the Larri breed exhibited slightly greater resistance against the disease, because the camels of Dhatti breed (9.0%; 95% CI 7.5-11.0) exhibited a numerically higher (p > 0.05) seroprevalence of PPR in comparison with those of Larri breed (7.9%; 95% CI 6.4-9.9). Furthermore, the young and old camels were more susceptible to the disease attack, because the adults (6.3%; 95% CI 5.0-7.8) exhibited significantly (p < 0.05) lower prevalence rate than the young (9.2%; 95% CI 7.6-11.1) and old (10.3%; 95% CI 8.9-11.9) camels. Finally, the results of the Ic-ELISA and HA test established the 8.3 and 8.2% prevalence of PPR antigen in nasal and fecal material samples, respectively, while the RT-PCR results validated the seropositive animals. These findings confirmed that the prevalence of PPRV infection in the camels of the Sindh province of Pakistan hence urged the need to take effective measures for prevention and control of the disease.
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- Hamidur Rahman
- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan.
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- Department of Veterinary Microbiology, Faculty of Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Sciences, Sindh Agriculture University, Tandojam, 70060, Pakistan
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Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Dromedary Camels and Small Ruminants in Mandera and Wajir Counties of Kenya. Adv Virol 2019; 2019:4028720. [PMID: 30956658 PMCID: PMC6425320 DOI: 10.1155/2019/4028720] [Citation(s) in RCA: 13] [Impact Index Per Article: 2.6] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 11/12/2018] [Revised: 01/29/2019] [Accepted: 02/18/2019] [Indexed: 02/04/2023] Open
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A study was conducted to determine the presence of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in camel population kept together with small ruminants in Isiolo, Mandera, Marsabit, and Wajir counties of Kenya. This was done in the wake of a disease with unknown etiology “Camel Sudden Death Syndrome” camels in the horn of Africa. Thirty-eight (38) samples, 12, 8, 15, and 3 samples, were collected from Mandera, Wajir, Isiolo, and Marsabit, respectively, from 25 camels, 7 goats, and 4 sheep. One camel in Mandera and one goat in Wajir were confirmed positive for PPR virus (PPRV) through reverse Polymerase Chain Reaction. The analysis of sequences revealed closest nucleotide identities of obtained sequences from both goat and camel to the lineage III of PPRV albeit with 60.29% of nucleotide identity. This study establishes that camels in the study area suffer with PPR manifest clinical signs that are mainly characterized by inappetence, loss of body condition, and general weakness terminally leading to diarrhea, conjunctivitis, and ocular nasal discharges preceding death. These clinical signs are similar to those observed in small ruminants with slight variations of manifestations such as keratoconjunctivitis as well as edema of the ventral surface of the abdomen. This shows that camels could be involved in the epidemiology of PPR in the region and that PPRV could be involved in the epidemics of Camel Sudden Death syndrome. There is therefore a need for resources to be dedicated in understanding the role camels play in the epidemiology of PPR and the role of the disease in Camels Sudden death syndrome.
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Rony MS, Rahman AKMA, Alam MM, Dhand N, Ward MP. Peste des Petits Ruminants risk factors and space-time clusters in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Transbound Emerg Dis 2017; 64:2042-2048. [PMID: 28109070 DOI: 10.1111/tbed.12615] [Citation(s) in RCA: 12] [Impact Index Per Article: 1.7] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 10/02/2016] [Indexed: 11/29/2022]
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Using a hospital-based case-control study design, our aim was to identify risk factors for-and space-time clusters of-Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Mymensingh, Bangladesh. Three hundred and eighty PPR cases diagnosed between January 2005 and December 2014 at the Bangladesh Agricultural University Veterinary Teaching Hospital (BAUVTH) were selected; three controls per case from BAUVTH were then selected (n = 1,048). From records, data extracted included information on date of report, location, age, breed, sex and body weight of goats. A mixed multivariable logistic regression model was built to identify risk factors. Location was included as a random effect and season and demographic variables as fixed effects. The approximate geographic coordinates of locations were collected, and the scan statistic (Bernoulli model) was used to identify space-time clusters of PPR. Compared with goats <4 months of age, the odds of PPR were 3 (95% confidence interval [CI]: 1.95-4.66), 1.9 (CI: 1.34-2.76) and 1.8 times (95% CI: 1.19-2.58) greater in goats aged 4-6, >6-12 and >12-24 months, respectively. The occurrence of PPR was also significantly higher (odds ratio [OR] 3.2; 95% CI: 1.15-8.59) in the Jamunapari breed than Black Bengals. Significantly higher odds of PPR were observed in winter (OR 1.6; 95% CI: 1.06-2.14) and the monsoon season (OR 1.5; 95% CI: 1.04-2.11) compared with the post-monsoon season. Two significant (p < .05) space-time clusters were identified between 2 December 2006 and 6 September 2007 (two locations) and 28 November 2006 and 13 February 2007 (five locations). Peste des Petits Ruminants is endemic in Bangladesh, but also occurs as discrete outbreaks. Control efforts-such as vaccination-should focus on high-risk groups (4-24 months of age, Jamunapari breed), prior to the onset of winter and the monsoon season so as to increase immunity during high-risk periods, and focus on disease hotspots.
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- M S Rony
- Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- Department of Medicine, Bangladesh Agricultural University, Mymensingh, Bangladesh
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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- School of Veterinary Science, The University of Sydney, Camden, NSW, Australia
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