Peste des petits ruminants

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Peste des Petits Ruminants control and fresh water aqua production projects signed to support the livestock and fisheries sector development

17/02/2015
FAO teams up with the Ministry of Livestock, Fisheries and Rangelands and provides about USD 1 million.

Producing the right vaccine for the PPR Global Control and Eradication Programme

18/12/2014
Small ruminants like sheep and goats are one of the most important economic and social assets of poor people living in rural areas worldwide. Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is...

New programme to eradicate deadly livestock disease by 2030

27/10/2014
A new FAO programme plans to eradicate peste des petits ruminants (PPR), a deadly viral disease of sheep and goats that affects the livelihoods of hundreds of millions of extremely...

Mongolia Preparedness in Event of PPR Incursion from China

06/05/2014
Due to recent outbreaks of Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) in China, neighbouring countries are at increased risk of incursions of this virulent animal disease which affects small ruminants, both...

E-Conference to launch Global Research and Expertise Network on PPR

03/02/2014
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a widespread, virulent and devastating animal disease of domestic and wild small ruminants. It is caused by a morbillivirus closely related to the rinderpest...