| prevalence of peste des petits ruminants in the arid zone in the republic of niger. | the study aimed to determine the prevalence of peste des petits ruminants in the arid zone (niamey, tillabéry and tahoua) of the republic of niger. a serological survey was conducted and 519 serum samples were collected from 253 unvaccinated sheep and 266 unvaccinated goats. the sample included 340 female animals (168 sheep and 172 goats) and 160 kids and lambs (78 lambs and 82 kids). a competitive enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay yielded an overall seroprevalence of 45.0%. the prevalence in sh ... | 2013 | 24396910 |