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. 2018 Dec;50(8):1815-1819.
doi: 10.1007/s11250-018-1623-6. Epub 2018 Jun 7.

Peste des petits ruminants in wild ungulates

Aziz-Ul-Rahman  1 , Jonas Johansson Wensman  2 , Muhammad Abubakar  3 , Muhammad Zubair Shabbir  4 , Paul Rossiter  5
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Peste des petits ruminants in wild ungulates

Aziz-Ul-Rahman et al. Trop Anim Health Prod. 2018 Dec.

Abstract

Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious viral disease of domestic small ruminants. It also affects wild ungulates but there are comparatively few studies of the incidence of natural infection, clinical signs and pathology, and confirmation of the virus, and in these species. In this article, we list the wild ungulates in which PPRV infection has been confirmed and summarize available information about the presentation of the disease, its identification, and impact of virus on wildlife populations. Considering recent reports of outbreaks by the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), it is important to understand the transmission of this disease within wildlife populations in PPR endemic regions.

Keywords: Genetic depletion; Interspecies transmission; PPR virus; Wild ungulates.

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