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No known synonym

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Name of the disease in English

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Rinderpest

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disease in brief

 

 

 

Eradicated disease that remains notifiable to the OIE-2018

 

 

 

In the past, Classical rinderpest was an acute viral disease of domestic cattle, yaks, and wild African and Asian buffaloes. It was characterised by high morbidity and mortality. Sheep, goats, pigs and wild ungulates could also be affected. Between 2002 and 2011, no field cases of rinderpest were reported. The OIE Scientific Commission for Animal Diseases reviewed the situation extensively and concluded in 2011 with an international declaration total eradication of rinderpest. As the disease is particularly dangerous, continued vigilance is essential.

When the virus arrives in a virus-free area, Morbidity is close to 100% and mortality varies from 10 to 25%. The virus, which is not very resistant in the external environment, is transmitted from sick people and those who have recently recovered, by aerosol, therefore after close contact between cattle. There are no carriers of the virus.

 

Clinic & diagnosis

 The disease should be suspected by observing both uncharacteristic symptoms and a course, more specific circumstances; the circumstances are:

-A disease that spreads through the herd in a few days with lesions of different appearances depending on the stage of development, or a high mortality occurs in the cattle in the herd of sick adults (mortality can also affect sheep, goats, pigs, wild species)

-The disease is collective.

Symptoms of suspicion are at the same time :

-Fever in sick animals, or feverish cattle without other signs in the herd, or localized or multicentric adenomegaly.

-A collective evolution

-A combination of symptoms from both of the following categories at once:

                             –Respiratory/ocular signs : A copious but clear discharge, or purulent, or an accelerated or very accelerated respiratory rate, or both eyes are watering (epichora).

                            –Other more varied clinical signs:  Oral lesions, such as inflamed or swollen and painful walls, or superficial ulcer lesions (<1.5cm) on the lips or ridge or gums or posterior palate, or deep ulcer lesions (>1.5cm) under (or on) the tongue (or on the cheeks), or vesicle or aphthous lesions on the lips or ridge (primary lesion or ruptured lesion) or skin lesions of the lips or ridge secondary to rupture of vesicle, or red or black bloody diarrhea or nasal mucosa with erosions.

 

 

 

 

Typical sign of the disease

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The disease is suspected by observing

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Diagnostic formulas

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Differential diagnosis

 

-Foot and mouth disease MC

-Acute mucous membrane disease DG44.5

-Papular stomatitis DG10

-Hemorrhagic septicemia N465

-Coryza gangrenous RS31

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Confirm a suspicion?

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The authorities must be alerted via the DSV, which will define the means of confirmation to be implemented; a blood sample in a dry tube should allow a confirmation Elisa test to be carried out.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prognosis and treatment

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Very poor prognosis; no treatment.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Prevention

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

The prevention strategy is provided and organized by the health authorities. The areas of the world that have been enzootically infected used vaccines and prohibition and protection measures.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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