Plague of small ruminants (PPR) virus was detected in a zoo in Romania in the village of Baia (Tulca County), whose population of sheep totals 49,091, the National Veterinary and Food Safety Administration reported.
According to the current legislation, the local authorities decided to immediately slaughter all livestock on the territory of the zoo. A safety zone (radius 3 km) and a monitoring zone (radius 10 km) have been created around the outbreak, and measures have been taken to restrict the movement of people, animals and vehicles.
PPR is an acute viral disease of small ruminants that can cause enormous economic damage to goat and sheep farming. This is a particularly dangerous exotic disease that poses a threat.