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Outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants among Critically Endangered Mongolian Saiga and Other Wild Ungulates, Mongolia, 2016–2017
- Source :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases, Emerging Infectious Diseases, Vol 26, Iss 1, Pp 51-62 (2020)
- Publication Year :
- 2020
- Publisher :
- Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), 2020.
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Abstract
- The 2016–2017 introduction of peste des petits ruminants virus (PPRV) into livestock in Mongolia was followed by mass mortality of the critically endangered Mongolian saiga antelope and other rare wild ungulates. To assess the nature and population effects of this outbreak among wild ungulates, we collected clinical, histopathologic, epidemiologic, and ecological evidence. Molecular characterization confirmed that the causative agent was PPRV lineage IV. The spatiotemporal patterns of cases among wildlife were similar to those among livestock affected by the PPRV outbreak, suggesting spillover of virus from livestock at multiple locations and time points and subsequent spread among wild ungulates. Estimates of saiga abundance suggested a population decline of 80%, raising substantial concerns for the species’ survival. Consideration of the entire ungulate community (wild and domestic) is essential for elucidating the epidemiology of PPRV in Mongolia, addressing the threats to wild ungulate conservation, and achieving global PPRV eradication.
- Subjects :
- Male
Epidemiology
lcsh:Medicine
Disease Outbreaks
Critically endangered
0302 clinical medicine
Outbreak of Peste des Petits Ruminants among Critically Endangered Mongolian Saiga and Other Wild Ungulates, Mongolia, 2016–2017
030212 general & internal medicine
Phylogeny
2. Zero hunger
education.field_of_study
biology
wildlife–livestock interface
3. Good health
Population decline
Infectious Diseases
Female
Livestock
PPRV
Microbiology (medical)
Ungulate
spillover
Saiga tatarica mongolica
030231 tropical medicine
Population
Wildlife
Zoology
Animals, Wild
Genome, Viral
lcsh:Infectious and parasitic diseases
Peste-des-petits-ruminants virus
03 medical and health sciences
Peste-des-Petits-Ruminants
wild ungulates
Animals
lcsh:RC109-216
Mongolian saiga
viruses
education
peste des petits ruminants virus
outbreak
business.industry
Research
small ruminant morbillivirus
lcsh:R
Endangered Species
conservation impact
Outbreak
Mongolia
biology.organism_classification
peste des petits ruminants
Antelopes
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 10806059 and 10806040
- Volume :
- 26
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Emerging Infectious Diseases
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....f72812101e5e6abf1e8540dc1ecc0940