An outbreak of fatal herpesvirus infection in domestic rabbits in alaska

Veterinary Pathology

Volumn 45, Issue 3, 2008, Pages 369-374

  Jin, L ^a   Valentine, B A ^a   Baker, R J ^a   Lohr C V ^a   Gerlach, R F ^b   Bildfell, R J ^a   Moerdyk Schauwecker, M ^a  

^a OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b Office of the State Veterinarian   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Conjunctivitis; Dermatitis; Electron microscopy; Hemorrhage; Herpesvirus; Myocardial necrosis; Panniculitis; Rabbit; Restriction endonuclease digestion; Splenic necrosis; Viral isolation

Indexed keywords

HERPESVIRIDAE; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CONJUNCTIVITIS; EPIDEMIC; HERPES VIRUS; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; PATHOLOGY; RABBIT; UNITED STATES; VIROLOGY;

ALASKA; ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; ANIMALS; CONJUNCTIVITIS; DISEASE OUTBREAKS; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; RABBITS;

EID: 47749127032     PISSN: 03009858     EISSN: 15442217     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1354/vp.45-3-369     Document Type: Article

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