Peste des petits ruminants virus in Tibet, China.
Serologic and molecular evidence indicates that peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection has emerged in goats and sheep in the Ngari region of southwestern Tibet, People's Republic of China. Phylogenetic analysis confirms that the PPRV strain from Tibet is classified as lineage 4 and is closely related to viruses currently circulating in neighboring countries of southern Asia.
Wang
Zhiliang
Z
China Animal Health and Epidemiology Center, Qingdao, People's Republic of China. zlwang111@yahoo.com.cn
Bao
Jingyue
J
Wu
Xiaodong
X
Liu
Yutian
Y
Li
Lin
L
Liu
Chunju
C
Suo
Longciren
L
Xie
Zhonglun
Z
Zhao
Wenji
W
Zhang
Wei
W
Yang
Nan
N
Li
Jinming
J
Wang
Shushuang
S
Wang
Junwei
J
D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral / Q000097:blood; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D006041:Goats / Q000821:virology; D029021:Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D018107:Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus / Q000235:genetics / Q000276:immunology* / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D010802:Phylogeny; D015995:Prevalence; D017422:Sequence Analysis, DNA; D012756:Sheep / Q000821:virology; D012757:Sheep Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000821:virology; D018609:Tibet / Q000453:epidemiology
D000914:Antibodies, Viral