Identification and characterisation of Gamma-herpesviruses in zoo artiodactyla

Abstract Background Viruses within the γ-herpesviruses subfamily include the causative agents of Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) in several species of the order Artiodactyla. MCF is a usually fatal lymphoproliferative disease affecting non-adapted host species. In adapted host species these viruses...

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Main Authors: Laura Bianchessi, Edmund Flach, Giulia Monacchia, Mark Dagleish, Madeleine Maley, Lauretta Turin, Mara Silvia Rocchi
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-02-01
Series:Virology Journal
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12985-024-02311-3