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Aleutian mink disease virus in free-ranging mustelids in Finland - a cross-sectional epidemiological and phylogenetic study.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jun 2015
Knuuttila A, Aaltonen K, Virtala A-M K, Henttonen H, Isomursu M, Leimann A, Maran T, Saarma U, Timonen P, Vapalahti O, Sironen T
Abstract excerpt
Aleutian mink disease virus (AMDV) can cause severe immune-complex-mediated disease in American mink. AMDV has also been detected in several other mustelid species with potential negative impact on their health and population. A molecular and cross-sectional epidemiological study was conducted to obtain data on the prevalence, distribution, transmission and diversity of AMDV strains in Finnish free-ranging...
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