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The prevalence of ovine herpesvirus-2 in 4 sheep breeds from different regions in South Africa.
Journal of the South African Veterinary Association - 1 Jun 2010
Bremer C W
Abstract excerpt
About 90% of bovine malignant catarrhal fever (BMCF) PCR-positive cases in South Africa are caused by alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 (AlHV-1) and the other 10% by ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2). The prevalence of OvHV-2 in different sheep breeds in South Africa was determined in order to investigate whether the lower incidence of BMCF caused by OvHV-2 in comparison with AlHV-1 can be ascribed to a low incidence of the...
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