Peste des petits ruminants

Lesson

Welcome
Learning objectives
Before starting
Introduction
Goats, sheep and people
What have you learned?
A long overlooked animal disease
- Viral and highly contagious
- A scourge to be fought
- In the shadow of rinderpest
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Unlocking the disease
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Understanding the virus
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Victims of the virus
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The virus in action
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Epidemiology of PPR
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The geographic distribution of PPR
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Lineages on the move
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Field diagnosis
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Laboratory diagnosis
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From the current preventive vaccine to a future curative vaccine
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Towards the eradication of PPR
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Conclusion

A scourge to be fought

Ivory Coast: towards the eradication of the peste des petits ruminants (duration: 7mn 51s) - in French - © FAO, 2015.

PPR was first described in 1942 by two French veterinarians, Gargadennec and Lalanne.

The French name "peste des petits ruminants", which they gave to the disease was adopted as its scientific name. The acronym, PPR, is used widely today.

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