First isolation of Bunyamwera virus (Bunyaviridae family) from horses with neurological disease and an abortion in Argentina

Veterinary Journal

Volumn 206, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 111-114

  Tauro, Laura B ^a   Rivarola, Maria E ^a   Lucca, Eduardo ^b   Mariño, Betina ^b   Mazzini, Rubén ^b   Cardoso, Jedson Ferreira ^c   Barrandeguy, María Edith ^d   Teixeira Nunes, Marcio Roberto ^c   Contigiani, Marta S ^a  

^a FACULTAD DE CIENCIAS MÉDICAS   (Argentina)

^b UNIVERSIDAD NACIONAL DEL LITORAL   (Argentina)

^c INSTITUTO EVANDRO CHAGAS   (Brazil)

^d INSTITUTO NACIONAL DE TECNOLOGÍA AGROPECUARIA   (Argentina)

Author keywords

Abortion; Bunyamwera virus; Central nervous system disease; Horses

Indexed keywords

ABORTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARGENTINA; ARTICLE; BRAIN; BUNYAMWERA VIRUS; BUNYAMWERA VIRUS INFECTION; BUNYAVIRUS INFECTION; CAUSE OF DEATH; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOMESTIC ANIMAL; ENCEPHALITIS; FETUS; MALE; NEUROLOGIC DISEASE; NONHUMAN; REVERSE TRANSCRIPTION POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; SEROPREVALENCE; SPLEEN; VIRUS ISOLATION; VIRUS STRAIN; ANIMAL; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; FETUS DEATH; GENETICS; HORSE; HORSE DISEASES; ISOLATION AND PURIFICATION; PHYLOGENY; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ABORTED FETUS; ANIMALS; ARGENTINA; BUNYAMWERA VIRUS; BUNYAVIRIDAE INFECTIONS; ENCEPHALITIS, VIRAL; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; PHYLOGENY;

EID: 84941938432     PISSN: 10900233     EISSN: 15322971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2015.06.013     Document Type: Article

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