›› 2012, Vol. 39 ›› Issue (12): 195-199.

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Development of Diagnosis and Vaccine of Peste des Petits Ruminants

YUAN Xiang-fen, WU Shao-qiang, LIN Xiang-mei   

  1. Chinese Academy of Inspection and Quarantine, Beijing 100029, China
  • Received:2012-06-10 Online:2012-12-20 Published:2012-12-19

Abstract: Peste des petits ruminants virus, a Morbillivirus in family Paramyxoviridae, is the etiological agent of peste des petits ruminants, which is an acute and highly contagious viral disease. It has posed a heavy threat to goat and sheep breeding industry. In this paper, we take an overview about peste des petits ruminants from the aspects of epidemiology, diagnosis and vaccine, which provides a beneficial reference to prevent and control this infectious disease.

Key words: peste des petits ruminants; epidemiology; diagnosis; vaccine

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