An outbreak of peste des petits ruminants in a zoological collection.
Peste des petits ruminants virus was suspected to be the cause of a disease outbreak in a zoological collection at Al Ain in the Arabian Gulf. Clinically the outbreak affected gazelles (Gazellinae), ibex and sheep (Caprinae) and gemsbok (Hippotraginae); subclinical involvement of Nilgai (Tragelaphinae) was suspected. A morbillivirus was isolated and using monoclonal antibodies and biological tests in cattle, sheep and goats the virus of peste des petits ruminants was identified.
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Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium, Al Ain/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
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D000818:Animals; D000836:Animals, Zoo; D000866:Antelopes; D001188:Artiodactyla; D006041:Goats; D012301:Rinderpest / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D012302:Rinderpest virus / Q000302:isolation & purification; D012756:Sheep; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000473:pathology; D014479:United Arab Emirates