TY - JOUR AU - Marashi, Mahmoud AU - Masoudi, Siamak AU - Moghadam, Majid Kharazian AU - Modirrousta, Hossein AU - Marashi, Mahyar AU - Parvizifar, Masoumeh AU - Dargi, Majid AU - Saljooghian, Mahyar AU - Homan, Farbod AU - Hoffmann, Bernd AU - Schulz, Claudia AU - Starick, Elke AU - Beer, Martin AU - Fereidouni, Sasan T1 - Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Vulnerable Wild Small Ruminants, Iran, 2014–2016 T2 - Emerging Infectious Disease journal PY - 2017 VL - 23 IS - 4 SP - 704 SN - 1080-6059 AB - In 2014–2016, >1,000 wild goats and sheep in 4 northern and central provinces of Iran died from peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) infection. Partial nucleoprotein sequencing of PPRV from 3 animals showed a close relationship to lineage 4 strains from China. Control measures are needed to preserve vulnerable ruminant populations. KW - peste des petits ruminants KW - PPR KW - peste des petits ruminants virus KW - wild goat KW - wild sheep KW - Iran KW - viruses DO - 10.3201/eid2304.161218 UR - https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/4/16-1218_article ER - End of Reference