Detection and quantification of equine herpesvirus-1 viremia and nasal shedding by real-time polymerase chain reaction

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 18, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 335-342

  Hussey, Stephen B ^a   Clark, Rodney ^b   Lunn, Katharine F ^a   Breathnach, Cormac ^c   Soboll, Gisela ^a   Whalley, J Millar ^d   Lunn, D Paul ^a  

^a Department of Environmental and Radiological Health Sciences   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^d MACQUARIE UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Diagnosis; Equine herpesvirus 1; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; EQUUS CABALLUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 33746798084     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870601800403     Document Type: Article

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