PPR virus poses threat to conservation Date: October 15, 2018 Source: Wildlife Conservation Society Summary: Researchers have reviewed the threat of the virus peste des petits ruminants (PPR) to ...

PPR is a viral disease of sheep and goats, of great significance to the livelihood of rural communities, biodiversity conservation, and national and global economies.Repeated mass mortality events ...

A U.N. agency warns that more than 50-million sheep and goats in 15 southern Africa countries may be at risk of contracting a deadly viral disease. The warning follows an outbreak of the disease ...

They call on the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to turn their attention now to ridding the world of the PPR virus, which carries a ...

PPR is considered to be one of the most damaging livestock diseases in Africa, the Middle East and Asia. The virus can spread through entire regions and cause a morbidity rate of up to 100 per cent ...

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 ...

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 ...

PPR is a viral disease of sheep and goats, of great significance to the livelihood of rural communities, biodiversity conservation, and national and global economies.