Evidence of alphaherpesvirus infections in Alaskan caribou and reindeer

Evidence of alphaherpesvirus infections in Alaskan caribou and reindeer

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>The reindeer (<it>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</it>) industry in Alaska began with animals imported from Siberia (Russia) in the 1890's. Cervid herpes virus 2 (CvHV2) is endemic in reindeer in Scandinavia. We sought to...

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Main Authors: Evans Alina L, das Neves Carlos G, Finstad Greg F, Beckmen Kimberlee B, Skjerve Eystein, Nymo Ingebjørg H, Tryland Morten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2012-01-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Subjects:
caribou
epidemiology
herd health
herpesvirus infectious diseases
reindeer
<it>Rangifer</it>
wildlife medicine
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