Herpes simplex infection in a juvenile orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus)

Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine

Volumn 36, Issue 1, 2005, Pages 131-134

  Kik, Maria J L ^a   Bos, Jan H ^b   Groen, Jan ^c   Dorrestein, Gerry M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

^b Ouwehands Zoo   (Netherlands)

^c ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Herpes simplex virus 1; Human herpesvirus 1; Orangutans; Pongo pygmaeus pygmaeus

Indexed keywords

ANTHROPOIDEA; HERPES; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; PONGO; PONGO PYGMAEUS; PONGO PYGMAEUS PYGMAEUS;

EID: 20444423377     PISSN: 10427260     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1638/03-004     Document Type: Article

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