Abstract:
Peste des petits ruminants(PPR) is an acute, highly contagious, world organization for animal
health (OIE) notifiable and economically important transboundary viral
disease of sheep and goats and caused by PPR virus (PPRV), which belongs
to the genus Morbillivirus of the family Paramyxoviridae.The disease is endemic across Asia, the Middle East and African regions
and is considered to be a major obstacle to the development of
sustainable agriculture across the developing world due to huge burden
for the economy and development of the affected countries and has
recently been targeted by the OIE and the Food and Agriculture
Organization (FAO) for eradication with the aim of global elimination of
the disease by 2030. In this review, the regional epidemiology of PPR
outbreaks and associated risk factors with special reference to the
PPR-affected countries in South, Central and East Asia is
comprehensively discussed.