Systematic Veterinary Virology

ERADICATION

• Countries and areas free of RP should prohibit unrestricted movement of RP-susceptible animals and uncooked meat products from areas infected by RP or practicing RP vaccination.
• Since recovered animals are not carriers, serological techniques like ELISA can be effectively used to check the status of animals imported.
• Wild ruminants and swine imported should be properly quarantined and tested with serological tests.
• During an outbreak occurs, the area should be quarantined, infected and exposed animals slaughtered and buried or burned, and ring vaccination considered. (Ring vaccination is a technique, wherein the animals in surrounding areas of actual location of infection are vaccinated)
• High-risk countries (those trading with, or geographically close to, infected countries) should protect themselves by having all susceptible animals vaccinated before they enter the country or vaccinating the national herd, or both.
• Endemic countries should vaccinate their national herd. The schedule for vaccination is annual vaccination for at least 4 years, followed by annual vaccination of calves.
• Foci of infection should be quarantined and stamped out. Wildlife, sheep, and goats should be monitored serologically.
• RP vaccine should not be used to protect against peste des petits ruminants since it may interfere with serological monitoring of sheep and goats for rinderpest.