PPR in JORDAN Dr. Monther El-Reefai OIE Delegate Jordan Secretary General Assistant for for livestock OIE Delegate Jordan Ministry Of Agriculture 1 1

سورة قريش { بِسْمِ اللَّهِ الرَّحْمَنِ الرَّحِيمِ لِإِيلَافِ قُرَيْشٍ * إِيلَافِهِمْ رِحْلَةَ الشِّتَاءِ وَالصَّيْفِ * فَلْيَعْبُدُوا رَبَّ هَذَا الْبَيْتِ * الَّذِي أَطْعَمَهُمْ مِنْ جُوعٍ وَآمَنَهُمْ مِنْ خَوْفٍ }

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

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)

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)

The animal population in Jordan, 2013 # of vaccinated animals Number Animal 1044122 2.655923 Sheep 268728 935637 Goat 1312850 3591560 Total

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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