Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Vulnerable Wild Small Ruminants, Iran, 2014–2016

Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Vulnerable Wild Small Ruminants, Iran, 2014–2016

In 2014–2016, >1,000 wild goats and sheep in 4 northern and central provinces of Iran died from peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection. Partial nucleoprotein sequencing of PPRV from 3 animals showed a close relationship to lineage 4 strains from China. Control measures are needed to pr...

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Main Authors: Mahmoud Marashi, Siamak Masoudi, Majid Kharazian Moghadam, Hossein Modirrousta, Mahyar Marashi, Masoumeh Parvizifar, Majid Dargi, Mahyar Saljooghian, Farbod Homan, Bernd Hoffmann, Claudia Schulz, Elke Starick, Martin Beer, Sasan Fereidouni
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
peste des petits ruminants
PPR
peste des petits ruminants virus
wild goat
wild sheep
Iran
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1218_article

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