Ljungan virus and an adenovirus in Italian squirrel populations

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 409-411

  Romeo, Claudia ^a   Ferrari, Nicola ^a   Rossi, Chiara ^b   Everest, David J ^c   Grierson, Sylvia S ^c   Lanfranchi, Paolo ^a   Martinoli, Adriano ^d   Saino, Nicola ^a   Wauters, Lucas A ^d   Hauffe, Heidi C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^b RESEARCH AND INNOVATION CENTRE   (Italy)

^c VETERINARY LABORATORIES AGENCY   (United Kingdom)

^d UNIVERSITY OF INSUBRIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ANIMAL; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; ITALY; PARECHOVIRUS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SCIURIDAE; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ADENOVIRIDAE; ADENOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ANIMALS; ITALY; PARECHOVIRUS; PICORNAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 84902119257     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-10-260     Document Type: Letter

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