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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...
Second Regional Workshop on Progressive Control of Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) for South Asian Countries
20/01/2014
The South Asian Association for Regional Cooperation (SAARC) is an economic and geopolitical union of eight member nations (Afghanistan, Bangladesh, Bhutan, India, Maldives, Nepal, Pakistan and Sri Lanka). Its animal...
FAO and OIE working group building global strategy for Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR)
16/09/2013
In January 2013, the Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) created a new mechanism to enhance the protection of...