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First genetic characterization of Peste des Petits Ruminants from Niger: On the advancing front of the Asian virus lineage
25 Jul 2018
Abstract excerpt
Peste des Petits Ruminants (PPR) is a serious transboundary infectious disease of small ruminants. The causal agent, PPR virus (PPRV), can be separated into four genetically distinct lineages using phylogenetic analysis. In recent decades, lineage IV of PPRV has dramatically extended its geographic distribution from Asia to the Middle East and to Africa, where it has progressively replaced other PPRV lineages....
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