1. National Situation regarding Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
Country report (Iraq)
National Situation regarding Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
[Layth Mohammed Salih Abdulrasool]

2. PPR Disease In Iraq
The first record of PPR was a serosurveillance in 1997 (Saod et al.,1997).
The first official report to OIE and FAO was in September 1998 after a major outbreak of the disease in northern Iraq.
First record for virus isolation was in 2000 (Tomina et al.,2000).
PPR Lineage IV is present in Iraq.

3. PPR serosurveillance 2010

4. PPR Disease Serosurveillance (%)
2010
2009
26.25
14.5
Baghdad 12 20
Nineveh 2 /
Basra
20.6 9
Babel
9.37 13
Karbala
12.5 16
Najaf 4
Diwaniyah 17 6
Thi-Qar
2.7 49
Missan
3.12 22
Wasit
14.2 10
Diyala
12.6 5
Salah-Eldin
37.8 28
Kirkuk
27.81
Anbar
9.3
Muthana 19
Total
Slide describe disease surveillance

5. PPR Clinical Disease submitted to the Veterinary Official Clinic
2014
2013
2012
2011
2010 31 54 91 35
Baghdad 32 17
Nineveh 7
121
Basra 5 25
Babel
Karbala 97 10
Najaf
Diwaniyah 28
Thi-Qar
Missan 9
100 6
Wasit 30 12 79
363 67
Diyala
450
Salah-Eldin 4 43 14
468
Kirkuk 26
Anbar
Muthana
111
194
341
1018
567
Total
Outbreaks of PPR since 2010

6. Disease Status in 2015 Clinical Disease ( till November) Total
Infection
Death
1001
731
270
Laboratory Confirmed Cases ( till November)
Total
+ve
-ve 39 11 28

7. PPR Impact on animal health sector
Sever cases & outbreaks of PPR can result in serious socioeconomic effects through:
Threaten the national food security.
Loss of a main source of high quality protein, or income,
Affecting the branch of industry that deal with dairy production and Textile industries.
Prevent the development of the animal wealth.
Affect the international trade of live animals and their products.
Describe the impact of PPR

8. PPR Control Strategy In Iraq
Compulsory, Free of charge vaccination campaigns for all small ruminant 3 months and above, once yearly.
Awareness campaigns for farmers and veterinarians.
Application of animal movement restriction, and quarantine measures.
Applying of biosafety and security measures when new disease foci are identify.
Establishment of minimum competencies to the delivery of national veterinary services.
Improve prophylactics measures against exotic infectious diseases.
Describe the existing control measures, general PPR control objectives in your country

9. Vaccine properties used in control strategy
Live attenuated Vaccine using linage I African isolate Nigeria 75/1.
The vaccine contain at least TCID 50/ ml.

11. PPR Vaccination Campaigns implemented
Province
2011
2012
2013
2014
Dyala
62%
29%
80.39%
99.14%
Baghdad
94.5%
83.6%
93.23%
98.45%
Basrah
100%
74.57%
99.98%
Ninevah
21.7%
80%
99.37%
82.78%
Kirkuk
45.2%
115%
109.9%
109.44%
Babil
84.8%
70.2%
89.25%
97.56%
Anbar
23.7%
84.4%
91.07%
14.26%
Salah El-din
47.7%
70.5%
73.68%
75.19%
Missan
55.5%
73.7%
74.13%
102.47%
Muthana
47.6%
80.3%
80.09%
Dewania
26.2%
79.8%
80.03%
99.99%
Karbla’a
92.4%
197.8%
191.3%
99.66%
Najaf
165.8%
239.8%
87%
386.59%
Wassit
37.5%
68.7%
70.47%
100.06%
Thi-Qar
51.2%
65.3%
70.51%
94.50%
Total
73.5%
77.6%
90.97%
89.81%
Do the PPR control measures currently in place allow the reduction of PPR impact ?

12. Success Keys for the National As well as Global Control Strategy
Stable Virus, One serotype with four lineages
No carrier state after infection
Long Term Immunity or life long after single vaccine dose.
The new Thermo-Stable vaccine that will overcome any problems in the cold chain delivery and enhance immune response.

13. Main difficulties encountered for Controlling PPR
In ability to provide veterinary services as well as vaccination campaigns in unsecure or area where military actions are present.
Inefficient restriction animals movement on borders.
Low level of cooperation with the Kurdish region in northern of Iraq.
Low level of cooperation with neighboring countries.
Inefficient cooperation with the veterinary private sector.
Inefficient awareness campaigns.
Inadequate live stock estimation Numbers.
No DIVA system.

14. Iraq Position within the Global Strategy
From all above and with the current disease situation and the advance control measures that are been implementing
Iraq suppose to be in the Stage 2 of the global strategy.

15. Needs for Support Field Tests, Diagnostic kits
Awareness campaigns for Farmers and animal owners,
Raise capacity and capability of field veterinarian for disease diagnosis,
Developing the communication and reporting system
Co operation and communication with neighboring countries
Describe the need for support

16. Thank you for your Attention