Small Ruminant Farming in Benin: Characterization, Knowledge and Practices of Breeders Facing Peste des Petits Ruminants. [PDF]
A study on small ruminant farmers' knowledge identified three profiles (G1, G2, G3): the majority, young men, favor the Djallonké breed due to its affordability. While groups G1 and G2 showed a low level of knowledge due to extensive farming practices, group G3 stood out.
Guedegbe G +7 more
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Serological Investigation of Major Respiratory Viruses in Sheep in North Shewa, Ethiopia: Parainfluenza Virus, Bluetongue Virus, Maedi-Visna Virus and Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus. [PDF]
• High exposure to respiratory viruses in sheep • PI‐3 predominated, followed by PPRV, BTV and MVV • Mixed viral exposure was common, indicating frequent pathogen co‐circulation • Integrated surveillance, vaccination and husbandry are needed ABSTRACT Background Respiratory diseases significantly affect small ruminants, leading to considerable illness ...
Alamerew EA +8 more
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Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus, Mauritania
To the Editor: Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV; genus Morbillivirus, family Paramyxoviridae) causes severe infectious disease in sheep and goats in Africa and Asia. Pneumo-enteritis clinical signs are dominated by ocular and nasal discharge, and mortality rates are high (1).
Ahmed Salem El Arbi +7 more
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Analysing Spatiotemporal Characteristics and Estimating the Spatial Distribution of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) in Africa. [PDF]
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease that primarily affects small ruminants such as sheep and goats. Since first emerging in Africa, it has rapidly spread throughout the continent, causing significant mortality and posing a serious threat to livestock production and food security. In this study, we integrated diverse datasets
Chai R, Zhang S, Joka DL.
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Seroprevalence and Associated Risk Factors of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Small Ruminants of Punjab, Pakistan. [PDF]
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious viral disease prevalent in sheep and goats, and causes significant economic losses. The study was conducted in 2024 in Punjab Province, Pakistan, to estimate the seroprevalence of the PPR virus (PPRV) and to analyze animal‐level risk factors in unvaccinated small ruminants. Over a 12‐month period,
Alvi MA +12 more
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The Opportunity To Eradicate Peste des Petits Ruminants [PDF]
Abstract Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly infectious disease of sheep and goats that is caused by PPR virus, a member of the genus Morbillivirus that includes the viruses that cause rinderpest (RP) in cattle. RP was the first animal disease to be globally eradicated in 2011 and is only the second disease, after smallpox, to ...
Jeffrey C Mariner +8 more
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Peste des petits ruminants [PDF]
In socio-ecosystems, human activities are struc-tured in time and space by interactions between different regulatory systems with different collec-tive goals. These regulatory systems are modeled by institutions and organizations, and the regulato-ry mechanisms by norms applied to agents in Mul-ti-Agent Systems (MAS).
Diallo, Adama, Singh, Rabindra Prasad
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Peste des petits ruminants in Northern Sudan. [PDF]
<b>Objective:</b> This work is to elucidate the prevalence of Peste des Petits (PPR) in Northern Sudan through antibody, antigen, and genome detection. <b>Materials and Methods:</b> Serum and tissue samples from lungs showing pneumonic lesions of goats and sheep were collected in slaughterhouses in both states in Northern Sudan.
Saeed IK +8 more
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Peste des petits ruminants virus causes a highly infectious disease of small ruminants that is endemic across Africa, the Middle East and large regions of Asia. The virus is considered to be a major obstacle to the development of sustainable agriculture across the developing world and has recently been targeted by the World Organisation for Animal ...
Parida, S. +5 more
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Peste des petits ruminants in wild ungulates [PDF]
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of domestic small ruminants. It also affects wild ungulates but there are comparatively few studies of the incidence of natural infection, clinical signs and pathology, and confirmation of the virus, and in these species.
null Aziz-ul-Rahman +4 more
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