Fatal herpesvirus encephalitis in a reticulated giraffe (Giraffa camelopardalis reticulata)

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 43, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 769-772

  Hoenerhoff, M J ^b   Janovitz, E B ^b   Richman, L K ^b   Murphy, D A ^b   Butler, T C ^b   Kiupel, M ^a  

^a MICHIGAN STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Equine herpesvirus 1; Immunohistochemistry; Meningoencephalitis; Polymerase chain reaction; Reticulated giraffe; Zebra

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIBODY;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; ENCEPHALITIS; EQUINE HERPES VIRUS; FATALITY; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; MALE; PATHOLOGY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; ANTELOPES; ANTIBODIES, VIRAL; BRAIN; ENCEPHALITIS; FATAL OUTCOME; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; HERPESVIRUS 1, EQUID; MALE;

EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; GIRAFFA CAMELOPARDALIS; HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1;

EID: 33748630481     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 03009858     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.43-5-769     Document Type: Article

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