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Peste des petits ruminants,
Morocco
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Information received on 06/03/2020 from Dr Abderrahman El Abrak, Directeur des Services Vétérinaires, Office National de Sécurité Sanitaire des Produits Alimentaires (ONSSA),
Ministère de l'Agriculture et de la
Pêche Maritime, Rabat, Morocco
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Summary
| Report type |
Follow-up report No. 2 |
| Date of start of the event |
21/01/2020 |
| Date of confirmation of the event |
06/02/2020 |
| Report date |
06/03/2020 |
| Date submitted to OIE |
06/03/2020 |
| Reason for notification |
Recurrence of a listed disease |
| Date of previous occurrence |
03/09/2015 |
| Manifestation of disease |
Clinical disease |
| Causal agent |
Peste des petits ruminants virus |
| Nature of diagnosis |
Clinical, Laboratory (advanced), Necropsy |
| This event pertains to |
the whole country |
| Related reports |
Immediate notification (07/02/2020)
Follow-up report No. 1 (17/02/2020)
Follow-up report No. 2 (06/03/2020)
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| Outbreaks |
There are no new outbreaks in this report |
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Epidemiology
| Source of the outbreak(s) or origin of infection |
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| Epidemiological comments |
A national vaccination campaign against peste des petits ruminants and sheep pox was launched on 17 January 2020. As of 6 March 2020, a total of 14 millions sheep and goats have been vaccinated against peste des petits ruminants. This campaign continues on a national scale. |
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Control measures
| Measures applied |
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Surveillance outside containment and/or protection zone
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Surveillance within containment and/or protection zone
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Quarantine
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Official disposal of carcasses, by-products and waste
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Selective killing and disposal
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Disinfection
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Vaccination permitted (if a vaccine exists)
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No treatment of affected animals
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| Measures to be applied |
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Diagnostic test results
| Laboratory name and type |
Species |
Test |
Test date |
Result |
| Regional Laboratory of Analysis and Research of Tangier (Local laboratory) |
Goats |
antibody detection ELISA |
06/02/2020 |
Positive |
| Regional Laboratory of Analysis and Research of Tangier (Local laboratory) |
Goats |
real-time PCR |
06/02/2020 |
Positive |
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Future Reporting
| The event is continuing. Weekly follow-up reports will be submitted. |
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