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Is the new variant RHDV replacing genogroup 1 in Portuguese wild rabbit populations?
Viruses - 30 Dec 2014
Lopes Ana M, Correia Jorge, Abrantes Joana, Melo Pedro, Ramada Margarida, Magalhães Maria J, Alves Paulo C, Esteves Pedro J
Abstract excerpt
The Lagovirus rabbit hemorrhagic disease virus (RHDV), a member of the family Caliciviridae, severely affects European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus) populations by causing rabbit hemorrhagic disease (RHD). RHDV is subdivided in six genogroups but, more recently, a new RHDV variant with a unique genetic and antigenic profile emerged. We performed a study in rabbits found dead in the field during 2013 and 2014 in...
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