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Newly Recognized Herpesvirus Causing Malignant Catarrhal Fever in White-Tailed Deer ( Odocoileus virginianus )
1 Apr 2000
Abstract excerpt
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) was diagnosed by clinical signs and lesions in five out of six white-tailed deer (Odocoileus virginianus) in a North American zoo. The clinical signs and histopathological lesions in these deer were typical of MCF. Antibody to an epitope conserved among the MCF viruses was detected in the sera collected from the deer. PCR failed to amplify viral sequences from DNA extracted from...
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