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PPR control program in Nepal: What next?

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PPR is an economically important trans-boundary disease of sheep and goats. Nepal had experienced several episodes of PPR outbreaks in the past. Although severity and frequency of outbreaks have decreased due to strenuous effort of Government of Nepal, it has been rather endemic. National PPR Control Program 2001, and PPR Control Program Implementation Working Guidelines, 2013, the legal documents guiding PPR control activities, have not been effective as expected due to multifactorial reasons. Thus, a critical analysis of the program with emphasis on impeding factors is must. In this review, we attempted to analyse and suggest more effective strategies considering geopolitical, social and cultural context of Nepal.

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  1. Animal Quarantine Office (AQO), Budhanilkantha, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Krishna Prasad Acharya

  2. Referral Veterinary Hospital, Tripureshwar, Kathmandu, Nepal

    Sarita Phuyal

  3. Institute of Environmental and Human Health, Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX, USA

    Narayan Acharya

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Acharya, K.P., Phuyal, S. & Acharya, N. PPR control program in Nepal: What next?. VirusDis. 31, 229–234 (2020). https://doi.org/10.1007/s13337-020-00572-4

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