Experimental Infection of Common Warthogs (Phacochoerus africanus) and Bushpigs (Potamochoerus larvatus) with Classical Swine Fever Virus. I: Susceptibility and Transmission

Transboundary and Emerging Diseases

Volumn 58, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 128-134

  Everett, H ^a   Crooke, H ^a   Gurrala, R ^a   Dwarka, R ^b   Kim, J ^c   Botha, B ^b   Lubisi, A ^b,d   Pardini, A ^b   Gers, S ^e   Vosloo, W ^b,f   Drew, T ^a  

^a VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^b ARC OVI Transboundary Animal Diseases Programme   (South Africa)

^c Animal Plant and Fisheries Quarantine and Inspection Agency   (South Korea)

^d ARC OVI Molecular Epidemiology and Diagnostics Programme   (South Africa)

^e Western Cape Provincial Veterinary Laboratory   (South Africa)

^f CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Classical swine fever; Pestivirus; Suidae; Transmission; Wildlife

Indexed keywords

ANIMALIA; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; PESTIVIRUS; PHACOCHOERUS; PHACOCHOERUS AFRICANUS; POTAMOCHOERUS LARVATUS; SUIDAE; SUS SCROFA DOMESTICA;

VIRUS ENVELOPE PROTEIN;

ANIMAL; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; FEMALE; GENETICS; MALE; METABOLISM; MOLECULAR GENETICS; PHYSIOLOGY; PIG; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS; SOUTH AFRICA; TRANSMISSION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER; CLASSICAL SWINE FEVER VIRUS; DISEASE SUSCEPTIBILITY; FEMALE; MALE; MOLECULAR SEQUENCE DATA; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, RNA; SOUTH AFRICA; SWINE; VIRAL ENVELOPE PROTEINS;

EID: 79952458105     PISSN: 18651674     EISSN: 18651682     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1865-1682.2011.01202.x     Document Type: Article

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