Peste des petits ruminants -- Burundi
A sheep and goat plague (also called peste des petits ruminants [PPR]) has killed 3337 goats in Burundi, the East African Community's (EAC) latest report shows. The plague is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants, according to the Food and Agriculture Organisation (FAO). The virus can infect up to 90% of an animal herd and kill between 30% and 70% of infected animals.
Some of the goats killed were among 5438 distributed by the government to farmers, as part of the
Read more about it at HealthMap Global Disease Alerts via http://healthmap.org/ln.php?6220160&promed&0
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