Murray Valley encephalomyelitis in a horse

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 90, Issue 7, 2012, Pages 252-254

  Holmes, J M ^a   Gilkerson, J R ^b   El Hage, C M ^a   Slocombe, R F ^a   Muurlink, M A ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MELBOURNE   (Australia)

^b The University of Melbourne   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Colic; Murray Valley encephalitis; Polymerase chain reaction

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; ANIMAL DISEASE; ARTICLE; CASE REPORT; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; JAPANESE ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

ANIMALS; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, MURRAY VALLEY; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTASE POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION;

EID: 84862742734     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1751-0813.2012.00949.x     Document Type: Article

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