New Hosts for Equine Herpesvirus 9

Equine herpesvirus 9 was detected in a polar bear with progressive encephalitis; the source was traced to 2 members of a potential equid reservoir species, Grevy’s zebras. The virus was also found in an aborted Persian onager. Thus, the natural host range is extended to 6 species in 3 mammalian orde...

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Autores principales: Schrenzel, Mark D., Tucker, Tammy A., Donovan, Taryn A., Busch, Martin D.M., Wise, Annabel G., Maes, Roger K., Kiupel, Matti
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2008
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2609862/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18826828
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1410.080703
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Sumario:Equine herpesvirus 9 was detected in a polar bear with progressive encephalitis; the source was traced to 2 members of a potential equid reservoir species, Grevy’s zebras. The virus was also found in an aborted Persian onager. Thus, the natural host range is extended to 6 species in 3 mammalian orders.

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