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AFRICAN RESEARCH NEXUS
SHINING A SPOTLIGHT ON AFRICAN RESEARCH
immunology and microbiology
Classification of peste des petits ruminants virus as the fourth member of the genus morbillivirus
Intervirology, Volume 11, No. 5, Year 1979
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Description
Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a virus disease of sheep and goats in West Africa. When first described, the virus was considered a variant of rinderpest virus. The biological and physicochemical characteristics of the virus indicate that it is closely related to measles, rinderpest and canine distemper viruses. These three viruses form the genus Morbillivirus of the Paramyxoviridae. PPR virus is sufficiently distinct from these 3 viruses to justify considering it as the fourth member of the Morbillivirus genus. © 1979 S. Karger AG, Basel.
Authors & Co-Authors
Gibbs, D. Paul J
United Kingdom, Surrey
The Pirbright Institute
Nigeria, Vom
National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom
Taylormichael, William P.
United Kingdom, Surrey
The Pirbright Institute
Nigeria, Vom
National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom
Lawman, J. P.
United Kingdom, Surrey
The Pirbright Institute
Nigeria, Vom
National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom
Bryant, Jennifer
United Kingdom, Surrey
The Pirbright Institute
Nigeria, Vom
National Veterinary Research Institute, Vom
Statistics
Citations: 410
Authors: 4
Affiliations: 2
Identifiers
Doi:
10.1159/000149044
ISSN:
03005526
Research Areas
Infectious Diseases
Study Locations
Multi-countries