About the disease
PPR is a notifiable viral disease which affects:
It's characterised by severe morbidity and mortality rates and can have high economic impact.
Affected animals present high fever and depression, along with eye and nose discharges. Animals cannot eat, as the mouth becomes covered in painful erosive lesions and the animals suffer from severe pneumonia and diarrhoea. Death is a frequent outcome.
PPR is not a risk to humans.
Peste des petits ruminants (goat plague) on GOV.UK
How to protect livestock and stop the spread of PPR
Help stop the spread of PPR to Jersey:
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if you're visiting PPR-affected countries, don't bring any sheep or goat products back to Jersey
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if you're visiting EU or EFTA countries not affected by PPR, you must not bring back sheep or goat products unless commercially produced and packaged to EU standards
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get rid of any leftovers or food waste in secure bins that sheep, goats or wildlife can't access
Everyone should follow strong biosecurity rules. Never feed sheep or goats:
- catering waste
- kitchen scraps
- meat or milk products
This is illegal and can spread disease.
Find current PPR outbreaks and imports rules on
declaration of special measures for PPR.
gov.je