Vaccination teams have fanned out across Masi-Manimba in the Democratic Republic of the Congo to vaccinate goats and sheep against peste des petits ruminants. As increasing numbers of animals are...

FAO is mobilizing emergency support for the Democratic Republic of the Congo (DRC) to counter the rapid spread of peste des petits ruminants, a virulent livestock disease of goats and...

Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR), also known as the pest of small ruminants, is a highly contagious, non-zoonotic viral disease of sheep and goats. The disease is recognized in the...

A deadly viral disease which broke out in Tanzania earlier this year risks spreading to Southern Africa, posing a mortal threat to more than 50 million sheep and goats in...

Small ruminants plague, or peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is a highly contagious viral disease of goats and sheep, and in some areas also affecting camelids. The disease is characterised...