Ovine rinderpest Ovine rinderpest Ovine rinderpest, also commonly known as peste des petits ruminants (PPR), is a contagious disease primarily affecting goats and sheep; however, camels and wild small ruminants can also be affected. PPR is currently present in North, Central, West and East Africa, the Middle East, and South Asia. It is caused by "small ruminants morbillivirus" in the genus "Morbillivirus," and is closely related to, among others," rinderpest morbillivirus, measles morbillivirus", and "canine morbillivirus" (previously known as canine distemper virus). The disease is highly contagious, and can have a 80–100% mortality rate in acute cases in an epidemic setting. This
European Coalition to End Animal Experiments the European Union and inform the public and raise public awareness. European Coalition to End Animal Experiments The European Coalition to End Animal Experiments (ECEAE) is a European organisation actively operating in favor of animal rights and in particularly, an abolishment of testing on animals. The focus is on animal testing in cosmetics and experiments with primates. The ECEAE was created in 1990 by national and regional organisations against the testing of cosmetics on animals. 18 European animal rights organisations comprise the ECEAE. The ECEA releases publications, organizes violent free actions and campaigns and lobbies in the European Parliament, against