We tested wildlife inhabiting areas near domestic livestock, pastures, and water sources in the Ngorongoro district in the Serengeti ecosystem of northern Tanzania and found 63% seropositivity for peste des petits ruminants virus. Sequencing of the viral genome from sick sheep in the area confirmed lineage II virus circulation.
Keywords: Africa; Serengeti; Tanzania; animals; ecosystem; epidemiosurveillance; morbillivirus; peste des petits ruminants virus; phylogenetic analysis; ruminants; viruses; wildlife-livestock interface.