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Detection and genetic characterization of bovine kobuvirus from calves in Egypt.
Archives of virology - 1 Jun 2018
Mohamed Fakry F, Mansour Shimaa M G, Orabi Ahmed, El-Araby Iman E, Ng Terry Fei Fan, Mor Sunil K, Goyal Sagar M
Abstract excerpt
Kobuviruses are small non-enveloped RNA viruses that probably cause diarrhea in cattle and swine. Since its discovery in 2003, few studies have addressed bovine kobuvirus (BKoV; a species of Aichivirus B) infections. BKoV has been reported in Europe, Asia, and South America, suggesting a worldwide distribution. To investigate the presence of BKoV in Egypt, 36 fecal specimens from diarrheic calves in two different...
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