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Sheep pox (SPP) and goat pox (GTP)

Year of publication 2022

Place of publication Rome, Italy ;

Pages 2p.

Author FAO

Publisher FAO ;

Product type Brochure, flyer, fact-sheet

Synopsis (short abstract) Sheep pox and goat pox are viral diseases of sheep and goats characterized by fever, swollen eyelids. eye and nose discharge. generalized skin lesions, papules or nodules, internal lesions in the lungs mainly, breathing difficulties, and death. This leaflet helps farmers, veterinarians, and involved stakeholders, to recognize the clinical signs of both diseases. It also indicates the main routes of transmission.

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