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Vaccines boosting defenses against deadly livestock disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC)
21/09/2012
Vaccination teams have fanned out across Masi-Manimba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to vaccinate goats and sheep against peste des petits ruminants. As increasing numbers of animals are...
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Livestock epidemic causing havoc in Democratic Republic of the Congo
26/06/2012
FAO is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the rapid spread of peste des petits ruminants, a virulent livestock disease of goats and...
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Pest of small ruminants: Need to broaden the focus
09/11/2011
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as the pest of small ruminants, is a highly contagious, non-zoonotic viral disease of sheep and goats. The disease is recognized in the...
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Deadly animal virus threatens to spread to southern Africa: 50 million sheep and goats at risk
02/11/2010
A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earlier this year risks spreading to Southern Africa, posing a mortal threat to more than 50 million sheep and goats in...
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Peste des Petits Ruminants is a priority in small ruminant health
20/10/2010
Small ruminants plague, or peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is a highly contagious viral disease of goats and sheep, and in some areas also affecting camelids. The disease is characterised...