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LSI e-Catalogue 2012 Veterinary Diagnostic Kits Elisa, PCR and BVD (English) |
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e-Catalogue LSI 2012 des kits de diagnostic vétérinaire Elisa, PCR et BVD (FR) |
PPR was first reported in the Ivory Coast in 1942, where it was called Kata (Pidgin for Catarrh).
An outbreak in a zoo in The United Arab Emirates in 1987 affected gazelles, ibex, and gemsbok, the first outbreak in species other than sheep and goats.
In 2007 China reported PPR for the first time.
In 2008 an outbreak in Morocco was the first time described in North Africa.
Peste des Petits Ruminants is a viral disease of goats and sheep.
It is caused by a morbillivirus in the family of paramyxoviruses.
It is a highly contagious disease (OIE List A), It can cause high levels of mortality in naïve population.
It is characterized by fever, sores in the mouth, diarrhea, pneumoniae and sometimes death.