Transboundary, Emerging, and Exotic Diseases of Goats

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Transboundary animal diseases (TADs) have the potential for rapid spread, irrespective of national borders, causing high morbidity and mortality in susceptible animal populations, constitute a constant threat to the livelihood of livestock farmers, and may also have a significant detrimental effect on the national economy as well as serious socioeconomic and possibly public health consequences. The World Organisation for Animal Health (WOAH) maintains a list of more than 130 diseases, out of which 25 are of concern for goats, and there are four that have the greatest capacity for entering a new region and creating economic havoc: Peste Des Petits Ruminants, Foot and Mouth Disease, Goat Pox, and Rift Valley Fever. The transboundary nature of the disease is one of the main constraints in augmenting the productivity of small ruminants in enzootic regions including parts of Africa, the Middle East, and parts of Asia. Traditionally, trade, traffic, and travel have been instruments of disease spread, and these days the changing climate across the globe is adding to the misery. Several new TADs have emerged, and old diseases reemerged, exhibiting increased chances for unexpected spread to new regions, often over great distances. A disease outbreak in a neighboring country should always be taken as an immediate threat. The Global Framework for the Progressive Control of Transboundary Animal Diseases (GF-TADs) is a joint governance mechanism of the Food and Agriculture Organization and WOAH to achieve coordinated prevention and control of TADs, and in particular to address their regional and global dimensions.

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