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Source: http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2011-06/bmj-pt062911.php
Public release date: 30-Jun-2011
Contact: Emma Dickinson
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44-207-383-6529
BMJ-British Medical Journal
'Goat plague' threat to global food security and economy must be tackled, experts warn
Review: Peste des petits ruminants: A suitable candidate for eradication?
"Goat plague," or peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is threatening global food security and poverty alleviation in the developing world, say leading veterinarians and animal health experts in this week's Veterinary Record.
They call on the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to turn their attention now to ridding the world of the PPR virus, which carries a very high risk of death among infected animals.
The call follows the formal announcement this week by the FAO that a related virus, rinderpest, better known as "cattle plague," has now been eradicated around the globe...
Public release date: 30-Jun-2011
Contact: Emma Dickinson
edickinson@bmjgroup.com
44-207-383-6529
BMJ-British Medical Journal
'Goat plague' threat to global food security and economy must be tackled, experts warn
Review: Peste des petits ruminants: A suitable candidate for eradication?
"Goat plague," or peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is threatening global food security and poverty alleviation in the developing world, say leading veterinarians and animal health experts in this week's Veterinary Record.
They call on the UN Food and Agricultural Organisation (FAO) and the World Organisation for Animal Health (OIE) to turn their attention now to ridding the world of the PPR virus, which carries a very high risk of death among infected animals.
The call follows the formal announcement this week by the FAO that a related virus, rinderpest, better known as "cattle plague," has now been eradicated around the globe...