Arbovirus infections of animals: congenital deformities, encephalitis, sudden death and blindness
Peter D Kirkland
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Virology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agriculture Institute, Menangle, NSW 2568, Australia
Postal address: PMB 4008, Narellan, NSW 2567, Australia
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Email: peter.kirkland@dpi.nsw.gov.au
Microbiology Australia 39(2) 103-105 https://doi.org/10.1071/MA18030
Published: 18 April 2018
Abstract
Viruses from five different taxonomic families have been shown to be the cause of disease outbreaks in either domesticated or wild animals. These include viruses spread by both mosquitoes and biting midges from the genus
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