The isolation of peste des petits ruminants virus from Nigerian sheep and goats.
Four isolates of peste des petits ruminants virus were obtained from sick Nigerian sheep and goats. One was identical antigenically with the prototype Senegalese strain. A cross relationship was found between peste des petits ruminants virus and rinderpest virus based on neutralisation in vitro.
D000818:Animals; D000956:Antigens, Viral / Q000032:analysis; D003588:Cytopathogenic Effect, Viral; D006041:Goats; D009549:Nigeria; D012301:Rinderpest / Q000382:microbiology*; D012302:Rinderpest virus / Q000254:growth & development / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*
D000956:Antigens, Viral