Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and sometimes death.

Ovine rinderpest, also commonly known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is a contagious disease primarily affecting goats and sheep; however, camels and wild small ruminants can also be affected. [2] PPR is currently present in North, Central, West and East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia [3] and Southern Europe. [4]

Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in goats is a highly contagious, fast-spreading, killer disease of small domestic ruminants, primarily sheep and goats. The disease was first reported in Ivory …

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting domestic and wild small ruminants. It is caused by a virus belonging to the genus Morbillivirus, family Paramixoviridae.

PPR, otherwise called as ‘Goat Plague’, is an acute, highly contagious and transboundary viral disease of sheep and goats and causing high morbidity and mortality with major constraints in the productivity of small ruminants in parts of world.

Peste des Petits Ruminants, otherwise known as Goat Plague or Pseudo-rinderpest, is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, erosions and inflammation in the mouth, lips and tongue, gastroenteritis, pneumonia and death.

Dec 9, 2024 · Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is an acute or subacute viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, pneumonia, and sometimes death. It was reported first in Côte d’Ivoire (the Ivory Coast) in 1942, and subsequently in other parts of West Africa.

This study underscores the significance of early diagnosis and comprehensive treatment strategies in managing PPR in goat. Effective control measures, including medications, supportive care, and vaccination, play pivotal roles in mitigating the impact of this devastating disease.

Dec 29, 2024 · Peste Des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is an acute or subacute contagious viral disease of goats and sheep characterized by fever, necrotic stomatitis, gastroenteritis, bronchopneumonia and death.

Also known as sheep and goat plague, Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease that has a disproportionate effect on the poorest farmers in the world, with 330 million farmers in Africa and Asia directly relying on sheep and goats.