Fatal epizootic equine herpesvirus 1 infections in new and unnatural hosts

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 149, Issue 3-4, 2011, Pages 456-460

  Wohlsein, Peter ^a   Lehmbecker, Annika ^a   Spitzbarth, Ingo ^a   Algermissen, Dorothee ^a   Baumgärtner, Wolfgang ^a   Böer, Michael ^b   Kummrow, Maja ^c   Haas, Ludwig ^a   Grummer, Beatrice ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF VETERINARY MEDICINE HANNOVER   (Germany)

^b Serengeti Safaripark Hodenhagen   (Germany)

^c Zoological Garden Hannover   (Germany)

Author keywords

Black bear; Equine herpes virus 1; Guinea pig; Host range; Thomson's gazelle

Indexed keywords

VIRUS ANTIGEN; VIRUS DNA;

ALPHAHERPESVIRINAE; ANIMAL CELL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ANTELOPE; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BEAR; CELL NUCLEUS INCLUSION BODY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CYTOPATHOGENIC EFFECT; EQUINE ABORTION HERPETOVIRUS; EUDORCAS THOMSONI; FATALITY; FEMALE; GUINEA PIG; HERPES VIRUS INFECTION; HOST RANGE; IMMUNOHISTOLOGY; MALE; MENINGOENCEPHALITIS; NONHUMAN; NUCLEOTIDE SEQUENCE; PHYLOGENETIC TREE; TRANSMISSION ELECTRON MICROSCOPY; URSUS AMERICANUS; VIRUS CULTURE; VIRUS DETECTION; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS PARTICLE; VIRUS TRANSMISSION;

ANIMALIA; CAVIA; CAVIA PORCELLUS; EQUID HERPESVIRUS 1; EQUIDAE; GAZELLA; HERPES; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 1; UNGULATA; URSUS AMERICANUS;

EID: 79953041727     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2010.11.024     Document Type: Article

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