Isolation and identification of peste des petits ruminants virus from goats in Egyptian governorates.

ABSTRACT:

Background and aim

The peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a highly contagious disease of small ruminants which negatively affects animal production and the socioeconomic status of farmers. Peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) encodes eight proteins, with the viral fusion protein (F) playing a role in virus virulence and stimulating an effective protective immune response. This study aimed to isolate and complete the identification of PPRV circulating in goats in different Egyptian governorates and perform molecular characterization of the PPRV F gene.

Materials and methods

Samples were collected from unvaccinated animals with clinical signs suggestive of PPR. A total of 256 sera were tested for the detection of PPRV antibodies using a competitive enzyme-linked imm

SUBMITTER: Ahmed S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8167518 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature