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 ...

Feta cheese – Greece's "white gold" – is under threat after a deadly "goat plague" resurfaced in Europe. The "highly contagious" peste des petits ruminants (PPR) virus was detected for the ...

The highly contagious animal disease Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, is suspected to have caused the deaths of nearly 100 goats and sheep near Kaflani in ...

The virus, also known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is highly contagious and causes severe illness and death in goats and sheep. It does not affect humans but can kill up to 70% of infected ...

Tirunelveli District Collector inaugurates vaccination drive for PPR virus in sheep and goats, aiming to protect over 60,500 animals. June 8, 2025 e-Paper LOGIN Account ...

The PPR virus was first identified in 1942 in the Ivory Coast and has since spread across large areas of Africa, the Middle East, and Asia. Currently, over 70 countries have reported PPR cases ...