TY - JOUR AU - Shahriari, Reza AU - Khodakaram-Tafti, Azizollah AU - Mohammadi, Ali PY - 2019 DA - 2019/05/28 TI - Molecular characterization of Peste des Petits ruminants virus isolated from four outbreaks occurred in southern Iran JO - BMC Veterinary Research SP - 177 VL - 15 IS - 1 AB - Peste des petits ruminants (PPR) is a severe infectious disease in both domestic and wild small ruminants. Due to its heavy economic burden and hence social and health impacts on human populations, Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations (FAO) and The World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) have targeted PPR for eradication by 2030. In order to plan and implement a successful eradication program, factual status assessments prior to devising disease control strategies is a vital criterion. The aim of this study was to isolate and characterize PPR virus from a rising wave of outbreaks in southern Iran. SN - 1746-6148 UR - https://doi.org/10.1186/s12917-019-1920-y DO - 10.1186/s12917-019-1920-y ID - Shahriari2019 ER -