Identification and characterization of two novel viruses in ocular infections in reindeer.

A thorough understanding of virus diversity in wildlife provides epidemiological baseline information about pathogens. In this study, eye swab samples were obtained from semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifertarandus tarandus) in Norway during an outbreak of infectious eye disease, possibly a very ear...

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Main Authors: Saskia L Smits, Claudia M E Schapendonk, Marije van Leeuwen, Thijs Kuiken, Rogier Bodewes, V Stalin Raj, Bart L Haagmans, Carlos G das Neves, Morten Tryland, Albert D M E Osterhaus
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/pmid/23874987/?tool=EBI