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Second outbreak of ovine rinderpest reported in Iran
September 25, 2018
TEHRAN ? Iran reported the second outbreak of the highly contagious ovine rinderpest over the past 6 months, haunting livestock in Taleqan county situated in Alborz province, north of the country, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
Ovine rinderpest commonly known as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. The PPR virus does not infect humans.
Unfortunately, the infectious disease casualties in Taleqan amounted to 15, so far, Fardin Hakimi, chief of the Alborz province department of environment (DOE) said.
?Due to the fact that wildlife is moving and not staying in their habitats, there is a possibility of transmission and spread of the disease among wildlife and livestock even in other provinces,? he warned...
Second outbreak of ovine rinderpest reported in Iran
September 25, 2018
TEHRAN ? Iran reported the second outbreak of the highly contagious ovine rinderpest over the past 6 months, haunting livestock in Taleqan county situated in Alborz province, north of the country, Tasnim reported on Tuesday.
Ovine rinderpest commonly known as Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) or sheep and goat plague, is a highly contagious animal disease affecting small ruminants. Once introduced, the virus can infect up to 90 percent of an animal heard, and the disease kills anywhere from 30 to 70 percent of infected animals. The PPR virus does not infect humans.
Unfortunately, the infectious disease casualties in Taleqan amounted to 15, so far, Fardin Hakimi, chief of the Alborz province department of environment (DOE) said.
?Due to the fact that wildlife is moving and not staying in their habitats, there is a possibility of transmission and spread of the disease among wildlife and livestock even in other provinces,? he warned...