| sequence analysis of peste des petits ruminants virus from ibexes in xinjiang, china. | peste des petits ruminants (ppr) is an infectious disease caused by peste des petits ruminants virus (pprv). while ppr mainly affects domestic goats and sheep, it also affects wild ungulates such as ibex, blue sheep, and gazelle, although there are few reports regarding pprv infection in wild animals. between january 2015 and february 2015, it was found for the first time that wild ibexes died from pprv infection in bazhou, xinjiang, china, where a total of 38 ibexes (including young and adult i ... | 2016 | 27323119 |
| diagnosis of peste des petits ruminants in wild and domestic animals in xinjiang, china, 2013-2016. | peste des petits ruminants viruses (pprvs) re-emerged in china at the end of 2013 and then spread rapidly into 22 provinces through movement of live goats and sheep. in this study, 96 samples of domestic animals and 13 samples of wildlife were analysed for the presence of pprv infection by elisa or rt-pcr. of 96 samples from sheep and goats, 91 were pprv positive, whereas all of the 13 samples from three wild species, capra ibex (capra ibex sibirica), argali (ovis ammon) and goitered gazelle (ga ... | 2017 | 28101989 |
| serological survey of avian influenza virus infection in non-avian wildlife in xinjiang, china. | we conducted a serological survey to detect antibodies against avian influenza virus (aiv) in gazella subgutturosa, canis lupus, capreolus pygargus, sus scrofa, cervus elaphus, capra ibex, ovis ammon, bos grunniens and pseudois nayaur in xinjiang, china. two hundred forty-six sera collected from 2009 to 2013 were assayed for antibodies against h5, h7 and h9 aivs using hemagglutination inhibition (hi) tests and a pan-influenza competitive elisa. across all tested wildlife species, 4.47 % harbored ... | 2016 | 26733295 |