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[Feasibility study on global peste des petits ruminants eradication based on rinderpest eradication]
Fu-Xiao Liu1, Zeng-Shan Liu, Zhi-Liang Wang
1National Diagnostic Center for Exotic Animal Diseases, China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao 266032, China.
Bing Du Xue Bao = Chinese Journal of Virology
|March 16, 2012
Summary
Global rinderpest eradication was achieved in 2011. Researchers are now evaluating the feasibility of eradicating peste des petits ruminants, a similar livestock disease.
Area of Science:
- Veterinary epidemiology
- Infectious disease control
Context:
- Global rinderpest eradication declared in 2011 by FAO/OIE.
- Rinderpest virus now exists only in authorized laboratories.
- Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is the next target due to shared characteristics with rinderpest.
Purpose:
- Analyze factors contributing to global rinderpest eradication.
- Review the advantages and disadvantages of global PPR eradication.
Summary:
- Examines objective and subjective factors behind rinderpest eradication.
- Discusses the pros and cons of pursuing global PPR eradication.
- Highlights similarities in etiology and pathology between rinderpest and PPR.
Impact:
- Provides insights into successful disease eradication strategies.
- Informs future decisions on global livestock disease control programs.
- Contributes to the understanding of PPR's potential for global eradication.
