Host Cellular Receptors for the Peste des Petits Ruminant Virus

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of the family Paramyxoviridae. The mortality rate is 90-100%, and the morbidity rate may reach up to 100%. PPR is considered economically important as it decreases the production and productivity of livestock. In many endemic poor countries, it has remained an obstacle to the development of sustainable agriculture. Hence, proper control measures have become a necessity to prevent its rapid spread across the...