Patent ID: 8258287

Claim:
An isolated interfering RNA directed against a region of mRNA of the N gene encoding the nucleoprotein of a morbillivirus, said region containing a target motif which is selected from the group consisting of: GGUUCGGAUGGUUCGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 4) from the N gene of the measles virus; AGUCUUACUGGUUUGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 5) from the N gene of rinderpest virus (RPV); GAUCAACUGGUUUGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 6) from the N gene of small ruminants virus (PPRV); AAUUAGGCUGGUUAGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 7) from the N gene of Carré disease virus (CDV); AAAUGGGCUGGUUAGAAA (SEQ ID NO: 8) from the N gene of phocine distemper virus (PDV); and, GAACCCAUUGGUUUGAGA (SEQ ID NO: 9) from the N gene of dolphin morbillivirus (DMV).