Peste des petits ruminants — Worldwide/Unknown
United Nations veterinary doctors have reported an increase in Bor of “pest des petits ruminants” (PPR), also referred to as goats’ plague, a contagious goat disease.
According to Col. Shiba Kumar, a veterinary doctor running a UN clinic in Bor, PPR is highly contagious and a dangerous disease to goats. He said one of the symptoms of the disease is diarrhoea. “You can also see a thick discharge from the nose,” he said on Monday [26 Aug 2013], adding that the animal can die of dehydration
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