MD. SHAKIL SARKER

  PPR (Peste des Petits Ruminants) Introduction   Peste des petits ruminants(PPR) is also known as ‘ovine rinderpest’,‘Goat plague’. It is an acute, highly contagious viral disease of goat and sheep. It is characterized by the fever, sores in mouth, diarrhoea, pneumonia and sometimes death.  Cause   It is caused by a morbillivirus (ssRNA) in the family of paramyxoviridae, that is related to Rinderpest, Measles and Canine distemper. Incubation period 3-6 days.  Transmission   The virus is secreted in tears, nasal discharge, secretions from coughing, and in the faeces of infected animals. Water, feed, and bedding can also be contaminated with secretions. Since animals excrete the virus before showing signs of the disease, it can spread by movement of infected animals. Virus also present in semen and embryo. Offspring can also affected from the infected mother through milk  Clinical Signs/ Symptoms Hyper acute cases : Hyper acute cases are found dead wi...