Neglected Hosts of Small Ruminant Morbillivirus

Abstract

Eradication of small ruminant morbillivirus (PPRV) is targeted for 2030. PPRV lineage IV is found in much of Asia and Africa. We used PPRV lineage IV strain Kurdistan/2011 in transmission trials to investigate the role of pigs, wild boar, and small ruminants as PPRV reservoirs. Suids were a possible source of infection.

Keywords

• Sus scrofa
• peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
• small ruminant morbillivirus
• morbillivirus
• transmission
• emerging disease