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 ...

It adds: “Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease, caused by a morbillivirus closely related to rinderpest virus, which affects goats, sheep, and some wild relatives of domesticated ...

Officially known as ovine rinderpest or 'peste des petits ruminants' (PPR), the disease poses no threat to human health but is exceptionally fatal to smaller livestock, including goats and sheep.