Confirmation and phylogenetic analysis of rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus in free-living rabbits from the Netherlands

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 42, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 808-812

  van de Bildt, M W G ^a,d   van Bolhuis, G H ^a,d   van Zijderveld, F ^b   van Riel, D ^a,d   Drees, J M ^c   Osterhaus, A D M E ^a,d   Kuiken, T ^a,d  

^a ERASMUS MEDICAL CENTER   (Netherlands)

^b Vereniging Natuurmonumenten   (Netherlands)

^c UNIVERSITY OF GRONINGEN   (Netherlands)

^d UTRECHT UNIVERSITY   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Calicivirus; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Phylogeny; Rabbit; RHDV

Indexed keywords

CALICIVIRIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 33846907413     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/0090-3558-42.4.808     Document Type: Article

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