Fatal poxvirus outbreak in a colony of New World Monkeys

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 212-218

  Matz Rensing K ^a   Ellerbrok, H ^b   Ehlers, B ^b   Pauli, G ^b   Floto, A ^b   Alex, M ^b   Czerny, C P ^b   Kaup, F J ^b  

^a GERMAN PRIMATE CENTER   (Germany)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Atypical epizootic; Cowpox virus; New World monkeys; Pox virus infection

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; EPIDEMIC; FEMALE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; MONKEY DISEASE; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PATHOLOGY; PLATYRRHINI; SKIN; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; FEMALE; MALE; MONKEY DISEASES; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PLATYRRHINI; SKIN;

ANIMALIA; COWPOX VIRUS; MARMOSETS; ORTHOPOXVIRUS; PLATYRRHINI; POXVIRIDAE; PRIMATES; SAGUINUS; SIMIIFORMES; SOLEIDAE;

EID: 33645016455     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-2-212     Document Type: Article

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