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Peste des Petits Ruminants outbreaks in Tunisia in 2016
Author(s) -
Ben Hassen Sonia,
Monaco Federica,
Sghaier Soufien,
Orsini Massimiliano,
Valleriani Fabrizia,
Haj Ammar Heni,
Petrini Antonio,
Hammami Salah,
Cosseddu Gian Mario
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
transboundary and emerging diseases
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.392
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1865-1682
pISSN - 1865-1674
DOI - 10.1111/tbed.12985
Subject(s) - peste des petits ruminants , peste des petits ruminants virus , outbreak , virology , biology , morbillivirus , nucleoprotein , herd , veterinary medicine , virus , paramyxoviridae , viral disease , medicine , zoology
In Tunisia, 86 outbreaks of Peste des Petits Ruminants ( PPR ) were reported in ovine and caprine herds in 2016. Molecular characterization of PPRV strains was carried out by partial sequencing of nucleoprotein (Np) gene from diagnostic specimens. The results showed that disease outbreaks were caused by virus strains closely related to PPRV strains collected in Egypt in 2014 and 2015.