Evaluation of monkeypox virus infection of black-tailed prairie dogs (Cynomys Ludovicianus) using in vivo bioluminescent imaging

Journal of Wildlife Diseases

Volumn 50, Issue 3, 2014, Pages 524-536

  Falendysz, Elizabeth A ^a,b   Londoño Navas, Angela M ^a,b   Meteyer, Carol U ^a,c   Pussini, Nicola ^a,d   Lopera, Juan G ^a,b   Osorio, Jorge E ^b   Rocke, Tonie E ^a  

^a NATIONAL WILDLIFE HEALTH CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF WISCONSIN MADISON   (United States)

^c U S GEOLOGICAL SURVEY   (United States)

^d Acquario di Genova   (Italy)

Author keywords

Bioluminescence; Black tailed prairie dog; Histopathology; In vivo imaging; Monkeypox virus; Orthopoxvirus; Poxvirus; Real time PCR

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL; FEMALE; LUMINESCENCE; MALE; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; PHYSIOLOGY; SCIURIDAE; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; FEMALE; LUMINESCENT MEASUREMENTS; MALE; MONKEYPOX; MONKEYPOX VIRUS; SCIURIDAE;

EID: 84903961899     PISSN: 00903558     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7589/2013-07-171     Document Type: Article

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