Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania

We investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillove...

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Main Authors: Tiziana Lembo, Christopher Oura, Satya Parida, Richard Hoare, Lorraine Frost, Robert Fyumagwa, Fredrick Kivaria, Chobi Chubwa, Richard Kock, Sarah Cleaveland, Carrie Batten
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Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2013-12-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0973_article
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spelling doaj-35f9854c1bbd4fd7b34be08296bab0092020-11-25T02:13:58ZengCenters for Disease Control and PreventionEmerging Infectious Diseases1080-60401080-60592013-12-0119122037204010.3201/eid1912.130973Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern TanzaniaTiziana LemboChristopher OuraSatya ParidaRichard HoareLorraine FrostRobert FyumagwaFredrick KivariaChobi ChubwaRichard KockSarah CleavelandCarrie BattenWe investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Thus, cattle could be of value for PPR serosurveillance.https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0973_articlepeste des petits ruminantsrinderpestmorbillivirusserosurveillancedisease eradicationcattle
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author Tiziana Lembo
Christopher Oura
Satya Parida
Richard Hoare
Lorraine Frost
Robert Fyumagwa
Fredrick Kivaria
Chobi Chubwa
Richard Kock
Sarah Cleaveland
Carrie Batten
spellingShingle Tiziana Lembo
Christopher Oura
Satya Parida
Richard Hoare
Lorraine Frost
Robert Fyumagwa
Fredrick Kivaria
Chobi Chubwa
Richard Kock
Sarah Cleaveland
Carrie Batten
Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
Emerging Infectious Diseases
peste des petits ruminants
rinderpest
morbillivirus
serosurveillance
disease eradication
cattle
author_facet Tiziana Lembo
Christopher Oura
Satya Parida
Richard Hoare
Lorraine Frost
Robert Fyumagwa
Fredrick Kivaria
Chobi Chubwa
Richard Kock
Sarah Cleaveland
Carrie Batten
author_sort Tiziana Lembo
title Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
title_short Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
title_full Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
title_fullStr Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
title_full_unstemmed Peste des Petits Ruminants Infection among Cattle and Wildlife in Northern Tanzania
title_sort peste des petits ruminants infection among cattle and wildlife in northern tanzania
publisher Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
series Emerging Infectious Diseases
issn 1080-6040
1080-6059
publishDate 2013-12-01
description We investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Thus, cattle could be of value for PPR serosurveillance.
topic peste des petits ruminants
rinderpest
morbillivirus
serosurveillance
disease eradication
cattle
url https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/19/12/13-0973_article
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