About the disease
PPR is a notifiable viral disease which affects:
It's characterised by severe morbidity and mortality rates and can have high economic impact.
Affected animals present high fever and depression, along with eye and nose discharges. Animals cannot eat, as the mouth becomes covered in painful erosive lesions and the animals suffer from severe pneumonia and diarrhoea. Death is a frequent outcome.
PPR is not a risk to humans.
Peste des petits ruminants (goat plague) on GOV.UK
Restrictions on products you can bring into Jersey (sheep and goat products)
From 26 November 2024, restrictions are in place if you bring into Jersey some sheep or goat products for personal consumption such as:
The controls are in place to protect our sheep and goat populations from PPR.
They will be in place until PPR no longer presents a risk to the Island.
Products from EU, EFTA, Faroe Islands and Greenland
You can bring some sheep and goat products into Jersey for personal consumption from:
- the EU
- European Free Trade Association (EFTA) states
- the Faroe Islands
- Greenland
The products must:
- have been produced and packaged using commercial standards
- bear an identification or health mark
- have commercial labelling, if they are animal by-products (ABP)
You can’t bring any sheep or goat milk and milk products from Greece and Romania.
Personal Imports PPR declaration
Products from Romania
You can’t bring the following products originating from Romania into Jersey:
- untreated hides and skins of ovine and caprine animals
- untreated wool of ovine and caprine animals
- untreated hair of ovine and caprine animals
Romania PPR declaration
Protecting livestock and stopping the spread of PPR
Help stop the spread of PPR to Jersey:
- if you are visiting PPR-affected countries, do not bring any sheep or goat products back to Jersey
- if you are visiting EU or EFTA countries not affected by PPR, you must not bring back sheep or goat products unless commercially produced and packaged to EU standards
- dispose of any leftovers or food waste in secure bins that sheep, goats, or wildlife cannot access
- farmers, the public and members of the food industry should practice high biosecurity standards, including never feeding catering waste, kitchen scraps or meat or milk products to sheep and goats, which is illegal and can spread the disease
gov.je