Rinderpest and peste des petits ruminants-like disease in the Al-Ain region of the United Arab Emirates.

Seroprevalence Study of Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Sheeps of Shabestar, Iran

Background Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) disease is one of the most important viral infections in sheep and goats that is caused by a morbillivirus from the paramixoviridae family, causing lesions in the gastrointestinal tract and respiratory tract. Methods In the present study, 250 blood samples were taken from the jugular vein of the apparently healthy and diseased sheep with common sympto...

Epizootiological aspects of peste des petits ruminants and rinderpest in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia.

Epizootiological aspects of peste des petits ruminants (PPR) and rinderpest in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia are examined. The presence of PPR has been suspected on occasions, but virus isolation has been successful only once. Information regarding PPR and rinderpest in sheep and goats in Saudi Arabia is scarce. The only survey conducted indicated that neither disease is endemic in the country.

Cloning of fusion (F) protein gene of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) in secretory Pichia pastoris vector

  With advent and development of DNA recombinant technology and advantages of p. pastoris expression system, fusion (F) protein of PPRV expression, because of effective immunodominant role could be an appropriate candidate for production of recombinant vaccine against PPR disease. In this study, F gene of PPRV Nigeria 75/1 strain (1637 bp) was amplified using RT-PCR and purified. It was then cl...

Complete Genome Sequences of Lineage III Peste des Petits Ruminants Viruses from the Middle East and East Africa

For the first time, complete genome sequences of four lineage III peste des petits ruminants (PPR) viruses (Oman 1983, United Arab Emirates 1986, Ethiopia 1994, and Uganda 2012) originated from the Middle East and East Africa are reported here. The availability of complete genome sequences from all four lineages (I to IV) of the PPR virus (PPRV) would greatly help in a comprehensive understandi...

Seroepidemiology of Rinderpest and Peste des Petite Ruminants in Sheep and Goats in Iran