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Peste Des Petits Ruminants in Benin: Persistence of a Single Virus Genotype in the Country for Over 42 Years.
Transboundary and emerging diseases - 1 Aug 2017
Adombi C M, Waqas A, Dundon W G, Li S, Daojin Y, Kakpo L, Aplogan G L, Diop M, Lo M M, Silber R, Loitsch A, Diallo A
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Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a contagious and often fatal disease affecting sheep and goats. Currently, it is endemic in Africa, the Middle and Near East, the Indian subcontinent and China. Understanding the molecular epidemiology and evolution of PPR virus (PPRV) can assist in the control of the transboundary spread of this economically important disease. We isolated PPRV from pathological and swab...
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