Serological evidence for the presence of non-pathogenic rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus-like strains in rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) of the Kerguelen archipelago

Polar Biology

Volumn 33, Issue 7, 2010, Pages 985-989

  Marchandeau, S ^a   Bertagnoli, S ^b   Leonard Y ^a   Santin Janin, H ^c   Peralta B ^b   Le Gall Recule G ^d   Pontier, D ^c  

^a OFFICE NATIONAL DE LA CHASSE ET DE LA FAUNE SAUVAGE   (France)

^b UNIVERSITÉ DE TOULOUSE   (France)

^c UNIVERSITÉ LYON 1   (France)

^d Healthy Pigs Production and Experimentation Section   (France)

Author keywords

Antibodies; Kerguelen archipelago; Oryctolagus cuniculus; Rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus

Indexed keywords

ANTIBODY; ARCHIPELAGO; DISEASE PREVALENCE; LAGOMORPH; PATHOTYPE; SERUM; VIRAL DISEASE;

FRENCH SOUTHERN TERRITORIES; KERGUELEN ISLANDS;

LAGOVIRUS; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 77953870053     PISSN: 07224060     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00300-010-0778-z     Document Type: Article

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