The economic impact of peste des petits ruminants in India

Abstract

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an economically important livestock disease which affects a vast section of the small ruminant population in India. However, data on the incidence of PPR are limited and scant literature is available on the economic losses caused by the disease. In the present study, a structured sampling design was adopted, which covered the major agro-climatic regions of the country, to ascertain the morbidity and mortality rates of PPR. Available estimates of the economic losses in India due to various livestock diseases are based on single values of various epidemiological and economic parameters. Stochastic modelling was used to estimate the economic impact of PPR. Overall annual morbidity and mortality rates of PPR for small ruminants in India have been estimated from the sample as being 8%and 3.45%, respectively. The authors have analysed variations in these rates across species, age group, sex, season and region. The expected annual economic loss due to PPR in India ranges from as little as US $2 million to $18 million and may go up to US $1.5 billion; the most likely range of expected economic losses is between US $653 million and $669 million. This study thus reveals significant losses due to the incidence of PPR in small ruminants in India.

Depletion of CD8+T cells from vaccinated goats does not affect protection from challenge with wild‐type peste des petits ruminants virus

“…Large scale field surveillance has shown case fatality rates around 40% in India and Pakistan (Abubakar et al, 2018;Bardhan et al, 2017), while case fatality rates in West Africa appear slightly lower (Lefevre & Diallo, 1990). We had available to us PPRV strains of low (e.g.…”

Mapping the risks of the spread of peste des petits ruminants in the Republic of Kazakhstan

“…For example, a series of epidemics in Kenya in 2006-2008 caused the deaths of 1.2 million small ruminants, resulting in losses of more than US $23.5 million, and milk production declined by 2.1 million litres. In general, the annual damage from PPR is estimated at US $1.4-2.1 billion (Bardhan et al, 2017;Jones et al, 2016;Kihu et al, 2015).…”

Mapping the risks of the spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants in the Republic of Kazakhstan

“…For example, a series of epidemics in Kenya in 2006-2008 caused the deaths of 1.2 million small ruminants, resulting in losses of more than US $23.5 million, and milk production declining by 2.1 million liters. In general, the annual damage from PPR is estimated at US $1.4-2.1 billion (Kihu et al, 2015;Jones et al, 2016;Bardhan et al, 2017).…”