Parapoxvirus Infections of Red Deer, Italy

To characterize parapoxviruses causing severe disease in wild ruminants in Stelvio Park, Italy, we sequenced and compared the DNA of several isolates. Results demonstrated that the red deer isolates are closely related to the parapox of red deer in New Zealand virus.

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Alessandra Scagliarini, Francesca Vaccari, Filippo Turrini, Alessandro Bianchi, Paolo Cordioli, Antonio Lavazza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2011-04-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/17/4/10-1454_article