Furley C W, Taylor W P, Obi T U
Al Ain Zoo and Aquarium, Al Ain/Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates.
Vet Rec. 1987 Nov 7;121(19):443-7. doi: 10.1136/vr.121.19.443.
Peste des petits ruminants virus was suspected to be the cause of a disease outbreak in a zoological collection at Al Ain in the Arabian Gulf. Clinically the outbreak affected gazelles (Gazellinae), ibex and sheep (Caprinae) and gemsbok (Hippotraginae); subclinical involvement of Nilgai (Tragelaphinae) was suspected. A morbillivirus was isolated and using monoclonal antibodies and biological tests in cattle, sheep and goats the virus of peste des petits ruminants was identified.
小反刍兽疫病毒被怀疑是阿拉伯湾艾因市一个动物园疾病暴发的病因。临床上，此次疫情影响了瞪羚（羚羊亚科）、北山羊和绵羊（山羊亚科）以及大羚羊（马羚亚科）；疑似尼尔吉里牛（牛亚科）受到亚临床感染。分离出一种麻疹病毒，并通过在牛、绵羊和山羊身上使用单克隆抗体和生物学试验，鉴定出了小反刍兽疫病毒。
