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Genetic Characterization of a Novel Mutant of Peste Des Petits Ruminants Virus Isolated from Capra ibex in China during 2015.
BioMed research international - 1 Jan 2016
Zhu Zixiang, Zhang Xiaocui, Adili Gulizhati, Huang Jiong, Du Xiaoli, Zhang Xiangle, Li Pengfei, Zheng Xueguang, Liu Xiangtao, Zheng Haixue, Xue Qinghong
Abstract excerpt
Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) is the causative agent of peste des petits ruminants (PPR). The spread of PPR often causes severe economic losses. Therefore, special attention should be paid to the surveillance of PPR emergence, spread, and geographic distribution. Here we describe a novel mutant of PPRV China/XJBZ/2015 that was isolated from Capra ibex in Xinjiang province in China 2015. The sequence...
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