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 ...

More information: Jennifer Sills et al, PPR virus threatens wildlife conservation, Science (2018). ... Medical researchers seek eradication of peste des petits ruminants disease. Jul 31, 2018.

"Goat plague," or peste des petits ruminants, is threatening global food security and poverty alleviation in the developing world, say leading veterinarians and animal health experts. "Goat plague ...

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), one of the most economically important animal diseases in areas that rely on small ruminants, causes dramatic losses to local economies every year. In addition to ...

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 ...

The Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) is supporting Rwanda's efforts towards eradicating the current outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) - also known as sheep ...

The highly contagious peste de petits ruminants (PPR) was first detected on July 11 in Thessaly, central Greece. By Astha Saxena , News Reporter 12:00, Fri, Aug 2, 2024 | UPDATED: 07:28, Mon, Aug ...