Emerging Infectious Diseases (Apr 2017)

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

  • 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

DOI
https://doi.org/10.3201/eid2304.161218
Journal volume & issue
Vol. 23, no. 4
pp. 704 – 706

Abstract

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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 preserve vulnerable ruminant populations.

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