Epidemiological investigation into the introduction and factors for spread of Peste des Petits Ruminants, southern Tanzania

Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research

Volumn 79, Issue 2, 2012, Pages

  Muse, Epaphras A ^a   Karimuribo, Esron D ^a   Gitao, George C ^b   Misinzo, Gerald ^a   Mellau, Lesakit S B ^a   Msoffe, Peter L M ^a   Swai, Emmanuel S ^c   Albano, Mbyuzi O ^c  

^a SOKOINE UNIVERSITY OF AGRICULTURE   (Tanzania)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAIROBI   (Kenya)

^c Veterinary Investigation Centre Arusha   (Tanzania)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS VIRUS;

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; BLOOD; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GOAT; GOAT DISEASES; IMMUNOLOGY; MALE; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS VIRUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTOR; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANZANIA; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY;

ANIMALS; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; MALE; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS; PESTE-DES-PETITS-RUMINANTS VIRUS; PREVALENCE; RISK FACTORS; SENTINEL SURVEILLANCE; SEROEPIDEMIOLOGIC STUDIES; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TANZANIA;

EID: 84863551534     PISSN: 00302465     EISSN: 22190635     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.4102/ojvr.v79i2.457     Document Type: Article

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