Cowpoxvirus infection in the Patagonian cavy (Dolichotis patagonum) emerging disease in an educational animal park the first reported case

Veterinary Quarterly

Volumn 28, Issue 2, 2006, Pages 42-44

  Kik, M J L ^a   Liu, P L ^a   van Asten, J A M ^a  

^a UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Animal parks; Cowpoxvirus infections; Dermatitis; Dolichotis patagonum; Maras; Patagonian cavy; Pox lesions; Poxviridae; Skin diseases; Viral diseases; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL CARE; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; CLINICAL FEATURE; COWPOX; COWPOX VIRUS; ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; GENE AMPLIFICATION; GENE SEQUENCE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; INFECTION RISK; NATIONAL PARK; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RISK ASSESSMENT; VIRUS GENE; VIRUS IDENTIFICATION; VIRUS PARTICLE;

ANIMALS; COWPOX; COWPOX VIRUS; HUMANS; RODENT DISEASES; RODENTIA; ULCER; ZOONOSES;

ANIMALIA; DOLICHOTIS PATAGONUM; VARIOLA VIRUS;

EID: 33745465796     PISSN: 01652176     EISSN: 18755941     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1080/01652176.2006.9695206     Document Type: Article

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