A highly contagious viral disease of sheep and goats, related to rinderpest and measles, that causes fever, mouth sores, diarrhea and pneumonia with mortality that can reach 90 percent in severe outbreaks. Endemic across much of Africa, the Middle East and Asia, it is the target of an international eradication campaign modeled on the successful rinderpest program, with a goal of global elimination.
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Goat, Livestock Peste des petits ruminants ('goat plague') is a highly contagious, often fatal viral disease of goats.
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1. Peste des Petits Ruminants (Wikipedia)
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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. PPR is currently present in North, Central, West, and East Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, and Southern Europe.
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A highly contagious viral disease of sheep and goats, related to rinderpest and measles, that causes fever, mouth sores, diarrhea and pneumonia with mortality that can reach 90 percent in severe outbreaks.
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It is caused by Morbillivirus caprinae in the genus Morbillivirus, and is closely related to, among others, Morbillivirus pecoris (rinderpest), Morbillivirus hominis (measles virus), and Morbillivirus canis (also known as canine distemper virus).
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