Professional paper

Peste des petit ruminants – a new threat to the farm industry?

Ivana Šimić orcid.org/0000-0002-7816-3534 ; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ivana Lojkić orcid.org/0000-0003-1559-9020 ; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Nina Krešić ; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Tomislav Bedeković ; Hrvatski veterinarski institut, Zagreb, Hrvatska

Abstract

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a viral disease that primarily affects goats and sheep. The disease affects the respiratory, digestive and immune systems. It has been present for decades in Africa, and has since spread to Asia and Europe. Recently, PPR was confirmed in the European Union for the first time. PPR is not a zoonotic disease; however, it presents a threat to the international trade of animals and their products and causes economic losses. An attenuated vaccine for prevention is available, though this vaccine is currently not registered on the Croatian market.

Keywords

Peste des petit ruminants; sheep; goat

Hrčak ID:

223219

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/223219

Publication date:

8.12.2018.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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