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Detection of a Hobi-like virus in archival samples suggests circulation of this emerging pestivirus species in Europe prior to 2007.
Veterinary microbiology - 27 Dec 2013
Decaro Nicola, Mari Viviana, Lucente Maria Stella, Sciarretta Rossana, Elia Gabriella, Ridpath Julia F, Buonavoglia Canio
Abstract excerpt
The first reported incidence of Hobi-like viruses in Europe dates to a 2010 outbreak of respiratory disease in cattle in Italy. In this study, a Hobi-like virus was detected in archival samples, collected in 2007 in Italy from a cattle herd displaying respiratory disease, during the validation of a nested PCR protocol for rapid characterization of bovine pestiviruses. Phylogeny conducted with full-length...
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