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Contagious Caprine Pleuropneumonia (view source)
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The most important distinguishing features of CCPP, with respect to the other goat respiratory mycoplasmoses, were defined by Hutcheon and are quoted as follows:
The most important distinguishing features of CCPP, with respect to the other goat respiratory mycoplasmoses, were defined by Hutcheon and are quoted as follows:
1) The disease is '''readily contagious to all susceptible goats''';
1) The disease is '''readily contagious to all susceptible goats''';
3) Local oedematous reactions do '''not''' occur in goats when infective innoculum is given '''subcutaneously''' (Hutcheon, 1889).
3) Local oedematous reactions do '''not''' occur in goats when infective innoculum is given '''subcutaneously''' (Hutcheon, 1889).
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==Distribution==
==Distribution==
CCPP has been detected in at least 30 countries across '''Africa, the Middle East and Western Asia'''.
CCPP has been detected in at least 30 countries across '''Africa, the Middle East and Western Asia'''.