Are rabbits a suitable model to study sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in susceptible hosts?

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 163, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 358-363

  Cunha, Cristina W ^a   O'Toole, Donal ^b   Taus, Naomi S ^a   Knowles, Donald P ^a   Li, Hong ^a  

^a WASHINGTON STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WYOMING   (United States)

Author keywords

Animal model; Bison; Ovine herpes virus 2; Rabbits; Sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXPERIMENTAL RABBIT; GENE DOSAGE; GENE EXPRESSION; MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER; NONHUMAN; OPEN READING FRAME; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; SHEEP ASSOCIATED MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER; VIRUS REPLICATION;

ANIMALS; BISON; CATTLE; DISEASE MODELS, ANIMAL; DNA, VIRAL; GENE EXPRESSION REGULATION; GENES, MHC CLASS II; GENES, VIRAL; HERPESVIRIDAE; LUNG; MALE; MALIGNANT CATARRH; RABBITS; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; TIME FACTORS; VIRAL LOAD;

ANIMALIA; BISON; HUMAN HERPESVIRUS 2; ORYCTOLAGUS CUNICULUS; OVINE HERPESVIRUS 2; OVIS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 84875400556     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: 18732542     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2013.01.002     Document Type: Article

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