Essays about: "peste des petits ruminants virus"
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1. Seroprevalence of foot and mouth disease and peste des petits ruminants in small ruminants in Zambia on the border to Tanzania : Searching for common traits among seropositive herds
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Foot and mouth disease (FMD) and peste des petits ruminants (PPR) are highly contagious viral diseases affecting sheep and goats all over the world. Small ruminants are often owned by poor small-scale farmers in the developing world, and several studies have identified them to be among the most important livestock species for the poor. READ MORE
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2. Tracking transboundary diseases in small ruminants in the border region Tanzania-Zambia : a minor field study focusing on Peste des petits ruminants and Foot-and-mouth disease
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and Foot and mouth disease (FMD) are two infectious diseases of major socioeconomic impact. The devastating effects of these diseases are mostly seen in developing countries, such as Tanzania, where small ruminants play an important role in livelihood resilience and are a major source of income. READ MORE
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3. En värld fri från Peste des Petits Ruminants 2030 – är det möjligt?
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) är en akut virusorsakad sjukdom som drabbar små idisslare. Den kliniska bilden inkluderar erosioner i munhåla, nos- och ögonflöde, feber och anorexi som övergår i respiratoriska symptom och diarréer. I de flesta fall leder PPR till döden. READ MORE
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4. Seroprevalence of CCPP, FMDV, BTV and BVDV among small ruminants in Tanzania : A minor field study with focus on differential diagnoses of peste des petits ruminants virus
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Clinical SciencesAbstract : This degree project has been performed as a Minor Field Study (MFS) in Tanzania, investigating the seroprevalence in goats and sheep of three diseases causing similar signs as peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV): foot and mouth disease (FMD), bluetongue (BT) and contagious caprine pleuropneumonia (CCPP), as well as bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) and border disease (BDV) which is believed to affect an outbreak of PPR due to immunosuppression. Sheep and goats play a key role in national food and nutritional security, income security and livelihood resilience in the least economically developed countries across the world and because of the complicated epidemiology and socio-economic impact of these diseases it is of great interest to further evaluate the prevalence of PPRV and its differential diagnosis. READ MORE
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5. Seroepidemiology of Peste des Petits Ruminants in central Tanzania alongside an evaluation of filter paper as transport medium
University essay from SLU/Dept. of Biomedical Sciences and Veterinary Public HealthAbstract : Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a disease of increased attention since the eradication of Rinderpest virus (RPV) in 2011. PPR is an acute and highly contagious viral disease of small ruminants caused by a Morbillivirus named Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV). READ MORE
