Naturally occurring sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in North American pigs

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 250-253

  Alcaraz, Ana ^a,d   Warren, Amy ^a   Jackson, Carney ^a,b   Gold, Jennifer ^a   McCoy, Morgan ^a,b   Cheong, Soon Hon ^a   Kimball, Sam ^a   Sells, Steve ^a,b   Taus, Naomi S ^c   Divers, Tom ^a   Li, Hong ^c  

^a Cornell University ^*  (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY   (United States)

^c WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d WESTERN UNIVERSITY OF HEALTH SCIENCES   (United States)

Author keywords

Malignant catarrhal fever; Ovine herpesvirus 2; Pigs; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ENTEROVIRUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE; SUS; TESCHOVIRUS;

EID: 62549096283     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100214     Document Type: Article

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