Zhang, Qiang
Cai, Jinzhong
Li, Pei
Wang, Lin
Guo, Yaqiong
Li, Chunhua
Lei, Mengtong
Feng, Yaoyu
Xiao, Lihua
Funding for this research was provided by:
National Natural Science Foundation of China (31502055)
Special Fund for Agro-scientific Research in the Public Interest (201303037)
Article History
Received: 19 September 2017
Accepted: 29 December 2017
First Online: 14 January 2018
Compliance with ethical standards
: This study was approved by the Ethic Committees of Qinghai Academy of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Science and East China University of Science and Technology. The yaks and Tibetan sheep sampled were handled in accordance with the Animal Ethics Procedures and Guidelines of the People’s Republic of China. Permissions were obtained from owners or managers of animals before specimen collections.
: The findings and conclusions in this report are those of the authors and do not necessarily represent the views of the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.