Isolation and characterisation of an H3N8 equine influenza virus in Australia, 2007

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 89, Issue SUPPL.1, 2011, Pages 35-37

  Watson, J ^a   Halpin, K ^a   Selleck, P ^a   Axell, A ^a   Bruce, K ^a   Hansson, E ^a   Hammond, J ^a   Daniels, P ^a   Jeggo, M ^a  

^a CSIRO   (Australia)

Author keywords

Biosecurity; Emergency animal disease; Equine influenza virus; H3N8; Horses; Polymerase chain reaction; Quarantine; Serology

Indexed keywords

HEMAGGLUTININ; VIRUS RNA;

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; AUSTRALIA; CHEMISTRY; DNA SEQUENCE; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; INFLUENZA VIRUS A H3N8; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOMYXOVIRUS INFECTION; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; AUSTRALIA; HEMAGGLUTININS; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; INFLUENZA A VIRUS, H3N8 SUBTYPE; NORTH AMERICA; ORTHOMYXOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; PHYLOGENY; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RNA, VIRAL; SEQUENCE ANALYSIS, DNA;

ANIMALIA; EQUIDAE; EQUINE INFLUENZA VIRUS;

EID: 79959788193     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2011.00738.x     Document Type: Article

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