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Abstract
PPR is an acute highly contagious pneumoenteric transboundary viral disease specific to small ruminants manifested by fever, respiratory and intestinal signs. PPRV has been classified in order Mononegavirales family Paramyxoviridae subfamily Orthoparamyxovirinae genus Morbillivirus. PPRV is linear non-segmented, single stranded, negative sense RNA virus. PPRV shedding occurs in all secretions and excretions of all diseased animals as nasal and ocular discharges and diarrhea fluids and transmitted through close contact between diseased and susceptible animals mainly through aerosols contaminated with virus. Egypt was exposed to high risk of PPR spread according to PPRV history in Africa and small ruminant animal trade between Egypt and neighboring countries including Sudan.
During 2017–2018, several PPR outbreaks, involved mainly goats and to lesser extent sheep were reported in different governorates of the Egypt including ElSharkia, Marsa matrouh and Kafr El-sheikh. A total number of 33 samples were collected during these outbreaks. The samples were obtained from different farms in three governorates of Egypt (ElSharkyia, Marsa-matrouh, Kafr El-Sheikh)from 33 small ruminant animals (14 sheep and 19goats) showed signs of the disease with severe symptoms in goats than sheep.The samples include 16 swabs (10nasal,2rectal,3oral,1occular),5buffy coat samples,2 tissue samples(lung tissue and intestinal mucosa tissue from necropised goat) and 10 serum samples.