Hepatitis and enteritis caused by a novel herpesvirus in two monitor lizards (Varanus spp.)

Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation

Volumn 22, Issue 2, 2010, Pages 295-299

  Hughes Hanks, Jennifer M ^a   Schommer, Susan K ^a   Mitchell, William J ^a   Shaw, Daniel P ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Enteritis; Hepatitis; Herpesvirus; Lizards; Monitor lizards; Varanus; Virus

Indexed keywords

HERPESVIRIDAE; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; REPTILIA; SQUAMATA; VARANIDAE; VARANUS;

EID: 77949340074     PISSN: 10406387     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/104063871002200224     Document Type: Article

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