title: The isolation of peste des petits ruminants virus from Nigerian sheep and goats.
abstract: 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.
mesh_terms: 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*
chemical_list: D000956:Antigens, Viral