| prevalence and mortality rate of peste des petitis ruminant (ppr): possible association with abortion in goat. | present study was designed to investigate the prevalence and mortality (%) caused by peste des petitis ruminant (ppr) and its possible association with abortion in goat flocks at different areas of pakistan. a total of 140 animals were samples in the population of 650 which was having 185 deaths (mortality rate = 28 %) from three different regions of the country. there were 58 abortions in the 140 pregnant goats of above said population one hundred & ten (110) serum samples from diseased, recove ... | 2008 | 18509938 |
| natural infection with peste des petits ruminants virus: a pre and post vaccinal assessment following an outbreak scenario. | peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv) infection was confirmed in a herd of goats (n = 55) at an organised farm in islamabad, pakistan. pprv infection was confirmed using both antigen- and antibody-based detection methods, haemagglutination (ha) tests and molecular methods. animals that survived natural infection developed a typical serological response and virus antigen was detected in fecal matter. following determination of serological response to infection animals were grouped and either va ... | 2012 | 22504337 |
| laboratory diagnosis of transboundary animal diseases in pakistan. | control of animal and poultry diseases is one of the primary objectives of government livestock departments in pakistan. main emphasis is given to the prevention and control of transboundary animal diseases (tads), i.e. rinderpest, foot and mouth disease (fmd), peste des petits ruminants (ppr) and avian influenza (ai) in the country. recently (2007), the office international des epizooties has certified pakistan as a rinderpest-free country but other tads are still a threat to the livestock and ... | 2008 | 18666961 |