Characterisation of parapoxviruses isolated from Norwegian semi-domesticated reindeer (<it>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</it>)

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Two outbreaks of the disease contagious ecthyma were reported in 1999 and 2000 in Norwegian semi-domesticated reindeer (<it>Rangifer tarandus tarandus</it>). Contagious ecthyma is an epidermal disease of sheep and goats w...

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Main Authors: Klein Joern, Tryland Morten
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2005-09-01
Series:Virology Journal
Online Access:http://www.virologyj.com/content/2/1/79