PPR in JORDAN

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PPR in JORDAN

• Dr. Monther El-Reefai
• Secretary General Assistant for for livestock
• OIE Delegate
• Jordan
• Ministry Of Agriculture

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• PPR is a notifiable disease in JORDAN
• The last outbreak of PPR in Jordan was in 2005.

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Animal Health Status

• MOA provide free services to the farmers to
  vaccinate their livestock against five major
  Animal Diseases that are considered endemic in
  Jordan (FMD, PPR, Anthrax, Pox, Brucellosis)

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Animal Health Status

• Peste des petits ruminants (PPR)
• Jordan is declared officially free from
  Rinderpest in 2006.
• PPR vaccine is currently used in small ruminants
  annually (at age 3 months then annually)
• Pestevac which is locally produced ? attenuated
  homologous live vaccine (strain PPR Nig 75/1)

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The animal population in Jordan, 2013
of vaccinated animals Number Animal
1044122 2.655923 Sheep
268728 935637 Goat
1312850 3591560 Total
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National Strategy for the control of PPR

• - Legislation
• Surveillance and prevention program
• Notification and Reporting
• Diagnostic capacity at central lab in Amman
• Capacity building (Training for vets and
  technicians).

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