Squirrelpox virus: assessing prevalence, transmission and environmental degradation.
Red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) declined in Great Britain and Ireland during the last century, due to habitat loss and the introduction of grey squirrels (Sciurus carolinensis), which competitively exclude the red squirrel and act as a reservoir for squirrelpox virus (SQPV). The disease is generall...
Main Authors: | Lisa M Collins, Neil D Warnock, David G Tosh, Colin McInnes, David Everest, W Ian Montgomery, Mike Scantlebury, Nikki Marks, Jaimie T A Dick, Neil Reid |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Public Library of Science (PLoS)
2014-01-01
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Series: | PLoS ONE |
Online Access: | http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3931809?pdf=render |
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