Putative parapoxvirus-associated foot disease in the endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile.

Putative parapoxvirus-associated foot disease in the endangered huemul deer (Hippocamelus bisulcus) in Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile.

The huemul (Hippocamelus bisulcus) is an endangered cervid endemic to southern Argentina and Chile. Here we report foot lesions in 24 huemul from Bernardo O'Higgins National Park, Chile, between 2005 and 2010. Affected deer displayed variably severe clinical signs, including lameness and soft t...

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Main Authors: Alejandro R Vila, Cristóbal Briceño, Denise McAloose, Tracie A Seimon, Anibal G Armién, Elizabeth A Mauldin, Nicholas A Be, James B Thissen, Ana Hinojosa, Manuel Quezada, José Paredes, Iván Avendaño, Alejandra Silva, Marcela M Uhart
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0213667

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