Abstract
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.
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Antibodies, Viral / blood
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Goat Diseases / epidemiology*
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Goat Diseases / virology
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Goats / virology
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Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants / epidemiology
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Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants / veterinary*
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Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants / virology
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Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus / genetics
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Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus / immunology*
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Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus / isolation & purification*
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Phylogeny
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Prevalence
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Sheep / virology
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Sheep Diseases / epidemiology*
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Sheep Diseases / virology
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Tibet / epidemiology