[CGIAR] Peste des petits ruminants (PPR), commonly known as goat plague, is among the most contagious and fatal of livestock diseases affecting goats and sheep, especially among poor households of developing countries, where it crushes rural livelihoods and sends millions into destitution every year. Goat plague has been spreading into new countries over the past two decades. It causes more than USD 2 billion in global losses annually, with one-third occurring in Africa. The disease has a particular stranglehold on Mali, where one-third of West Africa’s small ruminants are raised.
