We investigated peste des petits ruminants (PPR) infection in cattle and wildlife in northern Tanzania. No wildlife from protected ecosystems were seropositive. However, cattle from villages where an outbreak had occurred among small ruminants showed high PPR seropositivity, indicating that spillover infection affects cattle. Thus, cattle could be of value for PPR serosurveillance.
Keywords: Tanzania; cattle; disease eradication; morbillivirus; peste des petits ruminants; rinderpest; serosurveillance; viruses; wildlife.