Georgia recently reported its first-ever case of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a viral disease which is capable of severely impacting goat and sheep populations, while a new outbreak has ...

The disease poses a significant ... and eventually eradicate goat plague, protecting both animal health and livelihoods dependent on small ruminants. The PPR virus was first identified in 1942 ...

PPR is a highly contagious trans-boundary ... infertility and decreased milk yield in cattle, sheep and goats. It may cause serious disease in people as well. Rabies is a viral disease of domestic ...

Also known as the “goat plague,” the PPR virus is a highly contagious disease affecting goats and sheep, causing severe illness and death. It has no adverse effect on human health, according ...