Common sense and epidemic prevention of small ruminant

1. What is the plague of small ruminants

Small ruminant veterinary plague, also known as sheep plague and pseudo rinderpest, is an acute contagious disease caused by measles virus of paramyxoviridae and characterized by fever, stomatitis, diarrhea and pneumonia. The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) classifies it as a class An epidemic disease and China lists it as a class epidemic disease.

2. What are the epidemic characteristics of small ruminant epidemic and what are the hazards?

The disease is mainly susceptible to small ruminants, especially goats, and its clinical symptoms are more serious, followed by sheep, and occasional infection in wild animals. the sources of infection are mostly diseased animals and their secretions, excreta and contaminated forage, utensils and drinking water; the disease is transmitted mainly through direct or indirect contact, mainly through respiratory tract, and drinking water can also lead to infection. The incubation period of small ruminant epidemic is generally 6 days, up to 21 days, and the International Code of Animal Health stipulates that the incubation period is 21 days. The incidence of susceptible sheep is usually more than 60%, and the case fatality rate is more than 50%. The disease does great harm to the breeding industry, and may cause serious losses once it occurs.