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Genetic characterization of epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus strains isolated from cattle in Israel.
The Journal of general virology - 1 Jun 2015
Wilson William C, Ruder Mark G, Klement Eyal, Jasperson Dane C, Yadin Hagai, Stallknecht David E, Mead Daniel G, Howerth Elizabeth
Abstract excerpt
Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV), a member of the genus Orbivirus not reported previously in Israel, was isolated from Israeli cattle during a 'bluetongue-like' disease outbreak in 2006. To ascertain the origin of this new virus, three isolates from the outbreak were fully sequenced and compared with available sequences. Whilst the L2 gene segment clustered with the Australian EHDV serotype 7 (EHDV-7)...
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