Local goat farmers said a scarcity of PPR vaccines held by the DLO has been an impediment in treating the deadly disease, and in protecting their unaffected animals. Salamot Hossain, a goat farmer of ...

He said according to the symptoms, they suspect it to be Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a new goat and sheep disease. “The exact disease is yet to be confirmed but we suspect it to be PPR and ...

District officials in Kabarole have confirmed an outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), a highly contagious viral disease, which has so far killed 553 goats across 116 farms in four sub ...

State Animal Husbandry department launched a vaccination drive against Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague ... Efficient disease prevention will also help ...

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 to ...

PPR is considered to be one of the most damaging livestock diseases in Africa ... rate of up to 90 per cent in infected ruminants — sheep, goat and their relatives in the wild. In less severe cases, ...

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 ...

A month-long free vaccination drive against peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease for more than 4.5 lakh goats and sheep by veterinary teams to goat sheds in Vellore, Ranipet, Tirupattur and ...

Greece has banned the movement of goats and sheep from their ... in nearby areas are tested for the disease, in line with European Union protocols. PPR was first described in the Ivory Coast ...

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 ...