A survey was carried out in Albania to characterise PPV isolates collected from different areas and host species. A total of 48 isolates were identified and typed by DASI-ELISA using monoclonal antibodies (MAbs): 5B (universal), 4DG5 (PPV-D specific), AL (PPV-M specific), AO (PPV-C specific) and EA24 (PPV-El Amar specific). The majority of Albanian isolates (23) were PPV-M isolates (48 percent), 12 isolates were PPV-D (25 percent), whereas 13 of them were natural mixtures of both strains (M+D). Mixed infections were encountered mainly in varietal collections. No isolate was identified as PPV-O and PPV-FA.