Infection with Ovine herpesvirus 2 in Norwegian herds with a history of previous outbreaks of malignant catarrhal fever

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 21, Issue 2, 2009, Pages 257-261

  Løken, Torleiv ^a   Bosman, Anna Marì ^b   Van Vuuren, Moritz ^b  

^a NORWEGIAN UNIVERSITY OF LIFE SCIENCES   (Norway)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PRETORIA   (South Africa)

Author keywords

Cattle; Goats; Malignant catarrhal fever; Ovine herpesvirus 2; Pigs; Polymerase chain reaction; Sheep

Indexed keywords

ALCELAPHINE HERPESVIRUS 1; BOS; BOVINAE; CAPRA HIRCUS; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; OVIS ARIES; SUIDAE;

EID: 62549148566     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063870902100216     Document Type: Article

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