The Ministry of Agriculture has denied reports of plague-infected sheep entering Jordan.

In a statement on Wednesday, the ministry emphasized its commitment to conducting necessary inspections on imported livestock at all border crossings. 

The ministry underscored that it does not allow the entry of any infected shipments and ensures imports only come from disease-free countries, based on reports from the World Organization for Animal Health (WOAH) .

The ministry highlighted its close cooperation with the Ministry of Health and the Food and Drug Administration to ensure the safety of all imported products, verifying their safety from the import request stage to their arrival at sea, air, and land ports.

Sheep Plague (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. 

The disease is highly contagious, and can have an 80–100 percent mortality rate in acute cases in an epizootic setting. The virus does not infect humans.