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Peste des Petits Peste des Petits Ruminants Ruminants 
in Goatin Goat
Dr.Kedar KarkiDr.Kedar KarkiCentral Veterinary Laboratory KathmanduCentral Veterinary Laboratory Kathmandu
 
 
Background
•
Ovine rinderpest
, also commonly known as
 peste des petits ruminants 
(
PPR
), is a contagiousdisease affectinggoatsandsheepinAfrica(from Tropic of CancertoEquator), theMiddle-Eastand theIndian subcontinent. But since June 2008, thedisease invadedMorocco, which indicates acrossing of the natural barrier ofSahara. It iscaused by a species of theMorbillivirusgenus ofviruses. The disease is highly contagious, and hasroughly an 80 percent mortality rate inacute cases.
 
 
Disease appellations
•In the first time,
kata 
was the appellationof astomatitisand pneumoenteritis ofNigeriandwarf goat.
Peste des Petits Ruminants 
was the French name of asimilar disease in sheep and goat firstdescribed inIvory Coastin 1942. Bothdiseases were shown to be very close toeach others.
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