Clinical review of two fatal equine cases of infection with the insectivorous bat strain of Australian bat lyssavirus

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 92, Issue 9, 2014, Pages 324-332

  Annand, E J ^a   Reid, P A ^b  

^a Randwick Equine Centre   (Australia)

^b NONE

Author keywords

Australian bat lyssavirus; Equine encephalitis; Equine rabies; Zoonoses

Indexed keywords

VIRUS DNA;

ANIMAL; AUSTRALIA; CASE REPORT; CHEMISTRY; CYTOCHEMISTRY; FATALITY; FEMALE; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; LYSSAVIRUS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; REAL TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOVIRUS INFECTION; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY; ZOONOSIS;

ANIMALS; DNA, VIRAL; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HISTOCYTOCHEMISTRY; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; LYSSAVIRUS; MALE; NERVOUS SYSTEM DISEASES; QUEENSLAND; REAL-TIME POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RHABDOVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ZOONOSES;

EID: 84906499400     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12227     Document Type: Article

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