Congenital Malformations of Calves Infected with Shamonda Virus, Southern Japan

In 2015 and 2016, we observed 15 malformed calves that were exposed to intrauterine infection with Shamonda virus, a Simbu serogroup orthobunyavirus, in Japan. Characteristic manifestations were arthrogryposis and gross lesions in the central nervous system. Our results indicate that this arbovirus...

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Main Authors: Yoshimasa Hirashima, Shoei Kitahara, Tomoko Kato, Hiroaki Shirafuji, Shogo Tanaka, Tohru Yanase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2017-06-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/23/6/16-1946_article