Volume 15, Number 2—February 2009
Dispatch
Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus in Tibet, China
Zhiliang Wang1
, Jingyue Bao1, Xiaodong Wu1, Yutian Liu1, Lin Li, Chunju Liu, Longciren Suo, Zhonglun Xie, Wenji Zhao, Wei Zhang, Nan Yang, Jinming Li, Shushuang Wang , and Junwei Wang
, Jingyue Bao1, Xiaodong Wu1, Yutian Liu1, Lin Li, Chunju Liu, Longciren Suo, Zhonglun Xie, Wenji Zhao, Wei Zhang, Nan Yang, Jinming Li, Shushuang Wang , and Junwei Wang Table 2
Antibody response to PPRV by species in Tibet, China, 2007*
| Species | Region | County | No. serum samples | No. (%) PPRV seropositive |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goat | Ngari | Rutog | 198 | 121 (61.1) |
| Gerze | 126 | 56 (44.4) | ||
| Ge'gyai | 283 | 86 (30.4) | ||
| Zada | 61 | 0 | ||
| Gar | 50 | 0 | ||
| Bulang | 45 | 0 | ||
| Others |
8 |
0 |
||
| Sheep | Ngari | Rutog | 11 | 1 (9.1) |
| Gerze | 5 | 3 (60.0) | ||
| Ge'gyai | 31 | 4 (12.9) | ||
| Zada | 3 | 0 | ||
| Gar | 0 | – | ||
| Bulang | 23 | 0 | ||
| Others |
692 |
0 |
||
| Total | 1,536 | 271 (17.6) |
*PPRV, peste des petits ruminants virus.
