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VP2 Exchange and NS3/NS3a Deletion in African Horse Sickness Virus (AHSV) in Development of Disabled Infectious Single Animal Vaccine Candidates for AHSV.
Journal of virology - 1 Sept 2015
van de Water Sandra G P, van Gennip René G P, Potgieter Christiaan A, Wright Isabel M, van Rijn Piet A
Abstract excerpt
UNLABELLED: African horse sickness virus (AHSV) is a virus species in the genus Orbivirus of the family Reoviridae. There are nine serotypes of AHSV showing different levels of cross neutralization. AHSV is transmitted by species of Culicoides biting midges and causes African horse sickness (AHS) in equids, with a mortality rate of up to 95% in naive horses. AHS has become a serious threat for countries outside...
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