| peste des petitis ruminants morbillivirus infection in lambs and young goats at qassim region, saudi arabia. | an outbreak of peste des petits ruminants (ppr) in lambs and young goats of najdi breed of sheep and goats occurred during winter 2005 at qassim region of central saudi arabia. the ppr infection was confirmed by demonstration of antibodies against the virus in the serum of clinically-ill young sheep and goats using competitive elisa test. clinical examination of infected animals showed fever, salivation, lacrimation, mucopurulent nasal discharge, difficult breathing and diarrhoea. the disease wa ... | 2009 | 18504645 |