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Experimental infection of young adult European breed sheep with Rift Valley fever virus field isolates.
Vector borne and zoonotic diseases (Larchmont, N.Y.) - 1 Oct 2010
Busquets Nuria, Xavier F, Martín-Folgar Raquel, Lorenzo Gema, Galindo-Cardiel Iván, del Val Bernat Pérez, Rivas Raquel, Iglesias Javier, Rodríguez Fernando, Solanes David, Domingo Mariano, Brun Alejandro
Abstract excerpt
The increasing interest in Rift Valley fever virus (RVFV) and its potential impact on naive animal populations deserve revisiting experimental reproduction of RVFV infection, particularly in those animal breeds for which no data about their susceptibility to RVFV infection have ever been recorded. In this study we show the susceptibility of 9-10 weeks old European sheep (Ripollesa breed) to RVFV infection,...
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