First genetic characterization of Peste des Petits Ruminants from Niger: On the advancing front of the Asian virus lineage

• Published in: Transboundary and emerging diseases Vol. 65; no. 5; pp. 1145 - 1151
• Main Authors: Tounkara, Kadidia, Bataille, Arnaud, Adombi, Caroline M., Maikano, Issoufou, Djibo, Gamatié, Settypalli, Tirumala Bharani K., Loitsch, Angelika, Diallo, Adama, Libeau, Geneviève
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Germany John Wiley & Sons, Inc 01.10.2018; Wiley-Blackwell
• Subjects: Animals; Asia; cocirculation; Current distribution; Disease control; Disease Outbreaks - veterinary; emerging diseases; Epidemiology; Gene sequencing; Genetic analysis; Geographical distribution; Goats; Goats - virology; Infectious diseases; Life Sciences; Middle East; Niger; Niger - epidemiology; Nigeria; Outbreaks; Peste des petits ruminants; Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants - epidemiology; Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants - genetics; Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus - genetics; Phylogenetics; Phylogeny; Ruminants; Strains (organisms); transboundary; virus spread; Viruses; Nigeria; Niger; West Africa; Middle East; Asia; virus spread; cocirculation; phylogeny; peste des petits ruminants; transboundary; Niger

Summary 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 geo...