Experimental infection of rabbits with ovine herpesvirus 2 from sheep nasal secretions

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 132, Issue 1-2, 2008, Pages 65-73

  Gailbreath, Katherine L ^a   Taus, Naomi S ^a   Cunha, Cristina W ^a   Knowles, Donald P ^a   Li, Hong ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

Author keywords

Experimental infection; Malignant catarrhal fever; Ovine herpesvirus 2; Rabbits

Indexed keywords

VIRUS PROTEIN;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS 2; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; MALE; NEBULIZATION; NONHUMAN; NOSE SECRETION; PROTEIN STRUCTURE; VASCULITIS; VIRUS PATHOGENESIS; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; CATTLE; DNA, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE; HERPESVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; LIVER; LUNG; MALE; MALIGNANT CATARRH; MUCUS; NOSE; RABBITS; RNA, VIRAL; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES;

ANIMALIA; BISON; BOS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 50949131324     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.04.035     Document Type: Article

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