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              Outbreak of foot and mouth disease and peste 
              des petits ruminants in sheep flock imported for immediate 
              slaughter in Riyadh -  
              
              M. A. Mahmoud and S. A. Galbat 
              
              Veterinary World, 10(2): 238-243   
              
   
                
                
doi: 
              
				
				10.14202/vetworld.2017.238-243 
                
                
                M. A. Mahmoud: 
                
                Department of Parasitology and Animal Diseases, Division of 
                Veterinary Research, National Research Centre, 12622 Dokki, Giza, 
                Egypt. 
              
              S. A. Galbat: 
              
              Department of Animal Medicine, Assiut University, Faculty of 
              Veterinary Medicine, New Valley Branch, New Valley Governorate, 
              Egypt.   
              
              Received: 21-09-2016, Accepted: 20-12-2016, Published online: 
              22-02-2017   
				
              	
              	Corresponding author: 
              	
				
                M. A. Mahmoud, e-mail: m_elfatatri@yahoo.com 
 
              Citation: 
              
              Mahmoud MA, Galbat SA (2017) Outbreak of foot and mouth disease 
              and peste des petits ruminants in sheep flock imported for 
              immediate slaughter in Riyadh, 
              
              Veterinary World, 
              
              10(2): 238-243. 
 
              
				Abstract 
 
              
              
              Aim: 
              
              To detect and identify the causative agent or agents of the 
              following clinical symptoms which were fever, lack of appetite, 
              salivation, vesiculation, erosions of the buccal mucosa, nose, and 
              feet. The signs vary from mild to severe. The mortality rate of 
              the disease is high. The morbidity rate reaches up to 100%. Sheep 
              also show bloody diarrhea and rapid respiration. Sheep flock 
              resident in El-Kharje Governorate. 
              
              
              Materials and Methods: 
              A 
              total of 50 serum samples and 50 buffy coat samples were collected 
              from Marino sheep flock suffered from high mortalities, fever, 
              lameness, diarrhea, stomatitis, and respiratory distress. 
              PrioCHECK® foot and mouth disease virus (FMDV) 
              nonstructural (NS) (marketable enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay 
              [ELISA] kit) was used for revealing of the NS antibodies and 
              liquid phase blocking enzyme immunoassay (LPBE) for identifying 
              the FMD serotype and examined by competitive ELISA (cELISA) for 
              detection of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) antibodies. The 
              buffy coat samples were examined by immunocapture ELISA (Ic ELISA) 
              for detection of PPR antigen. 
              
              
              Results: 
              
              Using PrioCHECK® FMDV NS: Commercial ELISA kit: 38/50 
              (76%) of the serum samples were positive for the presence of FMD 
              NS viral proteins. In addition, using LPBE the positive samples 
              were identified as FMD serotype O. Examination of the serum sample 
              by cELISA for detection of PPR antibodies gave positive results in 
              32/50 (64%). While the Ic ELISA identified 32 (64%) positive 
              reactors for PPR antigen. 
              
              
              Conclusion: 
              
              This study reflected high susceptibility of the imported sheep 
              flocks to the infection with FMD and PPR viruses, which are 
              endemic in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Hence, the imported 
              flocks that prepared for slaughter must be vaccinated with the 
              used vaccine in KSA in the quarantine for the control of FMD 
              especially when importation occurs from counters that are free 
              from these diseases. 
              
              Keywords: 
              
              foot and mouth disease, peste des petits ruminants, Marino sheep, 
              virus, Kingdom of Saudi Arabia. 
 
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