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Molecular investigation of bovine viral diarrhea virus infection in yaks (Bos gruniens) from Qinghai, China.
Virology journal - 14 Feb 2014
Gong Xiaowei, Liu Lihong, Zheng Fuying, Chen Qiwei, Li Zhaocai, Cao Xiaoan, Yin Hong, Zhou Jizhang, Cai Xuepeng
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) is a pestivirus which infects both domestic animals and wildlife species worldwide. In China, cattle are often infected with BVDV of different genotypes, but there is very limited knowledge regarding BVDV infection in Chinese yaks and the genetic diversity of the virus. The objectives of this study were to detect viral infection in yaks in Qinghai, China and to...
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