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Persistent infections after natural transmission of bovine viral diarrhoea virus from cattle to goats and among goats
1 Jan 2013
Abstract excerpt
Bovine viral diarrhoea virus (BVDV) is an economically important pathogen of cattle worldwide. Infection of a pregnant animal may lead to persistent infection of the foetus and birth of a persistently infected (PI) calf that sheds the virus throughout its life. However, BVD viruses are not strictly species specific. BVDV has been isolated from many domesticated and wild ruminants. This is of practical importance...
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