Eradicating the Scourge of Peste Des Petits Ruminants from the World
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease of both domestic (goats and sheep) and wild ruminants. Caused by a morbillivirus, that belongs to the family Paramyxoviridae. The disease is clinically and pathologically similar to rinderpest of cattle and human measles. PPR is o...
Main Authors: | Felix Njeumi, Dalan Bailey, Jean. Jacques Soula, Bouna Diop, Berhe G. Tekola |
---|---|
Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
Published: |
MDPI AG
2020-03-01
|
Series: | Viruses |
Subjects: | |
Online Access: | https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/12/3/313 |
Similar Items
-
Progress towards Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants through Vaccination
by: Hang Zhao, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Eradication of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus and the Wildlife-Livestock Interface
by: Amanda E. Fine, et al.
Published: (2020-03-01) -
Editorial: Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR): Generating Evidence to Support Eradication Efforts
by: Francois Louis Roger, et al.
Published: (2021-01-01) -
Peste Des Petits Ruminants in the Middle East: Epidemiological Situation and Status of Control and Eradication Activities after the First Phase of the PPR Global Eradication Program (2017–2021)
by: Camilla T. O. Benfield, et al.
Published: (2023-03-01) -
Possible control and eradication of peste des petits ruminants from India: technical aspects
by: Raj Kumar Singh, et al.
Published: (2009-09-01)