Genetic Characterization of Peste des Petits Ruminants Virus Circulating in Different Regions of Pakistan based on Nucleocapsid Gene Sequence

The current study was aimed at understanding the molecular epidemiology and genetic nature of Peste des petits ruminants’ virus (PPRV) strains causing outbreaks in Pakistan by phylogenetic analysis of its nucleocapsid (N) gene. The phylogenetic analysis of N gene indicated that there are at least two different PPRV strains circulating in Pakistan at present. Phylogenetic analysis suggests that these strains are genetically similar to the strains reported from Iran and China. Moreover, Nucleotide sequence similarity among four N gene sequences analyzed in this study was found to be 80-90% when compared with sequences (available in GenBank) previously reported in the country.

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