PAKISTAN
VETERINARY
JOURNAL
     
 
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PROPOSED STRATEGY FOR CONTROL AND ERADICATION OF RINDERPEST FROM PAKISTAN
Ghulam Muhammad, M. Athar, M. Zargham Khan and Manzoor Hussain1 

Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Agriculture, Faisalabad-38040, National Agricultural Research Centre, Islamabad, Pakistan

Abstract   

    Eradication of rinderpest is imperative for developing an export-oriented livestock industry in Pakistan. Drawing mainly from the Indian and African perspectives, a control and eradication strategy has been proposed. The main components of this strategy include active surveillance of the disease, control of animal movement, evolving a national disease reporting system, establishment of a national reference laboratory, training of veterinary and field staff sero-monitoring of vaccinated animals, establishment of an independent central quality control laboratory, development of a cocktail vaccine, and implementing a concerted research programme on this potentially devastating transboundary disease of ruminants. Some potential limitations of the programme have also been listed.   

Key words: Rinderpest; Cattle plague; Bovine typhus; Eradication programme

 
   

ISSN 0253-8318 (Print)
ISSN 2074-7764 (Online)



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