Detection of persistent pestivirus infection in pudú (Pudu puda) in a captive population of artiodactyls in Chile
Abstract Background Bovine Viral Diarrhea Virus (BVDV) is the viral agent causing the most important economic losses in livestock throughout the world. Infection of fetuses before their immunological maturity causes the birth of animals persistently infected with BVDV (PI), which are the main source...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2018-02-01
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Series: | BMC Veterinary Research |
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Online Access: | http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12917-018-1363-x |