Isolation and identification of lumpy skin disease virus from naturally infected buffaloes at Kaluobia, Egypt

Global Veterinaria

Volumn 7, Issue 3, 2011, Pages 234-237

  El Nahas, E M ^a   El Habbaa, A S ^a   El bagoury, G F ^b   Radwan, Mervat E I ^b  

^a Benha University   (Egypt)

^b BENHA UNIVERSITY   (Egypt)

Author keywords

Buffaloes; Egypt; Isolation; Lumpy Skin Disease

Indexed keywords

BUBALUS; CAPRIPOXVIRUS; LUMPY SKIN DISEASE VIRUS;

EID: 80455168464     PISSN: 19926197     EISSN: 19998163     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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