* Introduces historical accounts of rinderpest and PPR and foundation of veterinary profession * Provides a comprehensive insight on molecular biology of PPR virus, including virus structure, viral genome and its replication * Provides accounts of all the major PPR outbreaks in India after its introduction in 1994 * Illustrating immune response to PPRV infection and cross protection among morbilliviruses * Describes systems virology, viroinformatics and virus-host interactions * Provides a comprehensive overview of PPRV pathogenesis/pathology with several illustrations * Discusses the traditional control measure as well as recent developments in PPR vaccine * Addresses various PPR control programs initiated by OIE/FAO at regional and global levels to eradicate the disease by 2030 * Provides a comprehensive overview of various diagnostic methods