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Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs (2016)
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Canine parvovirus type 2 (CPV-2) is a highly contagious viral disease with three variants (CPV-2a, CPV-2b and CPV-2c) currently circulating in dogs worldwide. The main aim of this study was to determine the prevalent CPV-2 variant in faecal samples f... Read More about Canine parvovirus (CPV-2) variants circulating in Nigerian dogs.

Is gibbon ape leukaemia virus still a threat? (2016)
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In the late 1960s and early 1970s, an outbreak of lymphoma and leukaemia in gibbons (Hylobatidae), attributed to the retrovirus gibbon ape leukaemia virus (GALV), was widely reported in the literature. The virus was identified in captive gibbon colon... Read More about Is gibbon ape leukaemia virus still a threat?.

RNA expression of TLR10 in normal equine tissues (2016)
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Background: Toll like receptors are one of the major innate immune system pathogen recognition systems. There is little data on the expression of the TLR10 member of this family in the horse. Results: This paper describes the genetic structure of... Read More about RNA expression of TLR10 in normal equine tissues.

Discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses in European rodents and shrews (2016)
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Eight hundred and thirteen European rodents and shrews encompassing seven different species were screened for alphacoronaviruses using PCR detection. Novel alphacoronaviruses were detected in the species Rattus norvegicus, Microtus agrestis, Sorex ar... Read More about Discovery of novel alphacoronaviruses in European rodents and shrews.

Multiple sclerosis between genetics and infections: human endogenous retroviruses in monocytes and macrophages (2015)
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The etiology of multiple sclerosis (MS) is still unknown, but there is strong evidence that genetic predisposition associated with environmental factors can trigger the disease. An estimated 30 million years ago, exogenous retroviruses are thought to... Read More about Multiple sclerosis between genetics and infections: human endogenous retroviruses in monocytes and macrophages.

Longitudinal study of Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, indicates intermittent shedding of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 1 during pregnancy (2015)
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Introduction: EEHV-1 is a viral infection of elephants that has been associated with a fatal haemorrhagic syndrome in Asian elephants. Previous studies have suggested that pregnant animals may shed more virus than non-pregnant animals. Methods: This... Read More about Longitudinal study of Asian elephants, Elephas maximus, indicates intermittent shedding of elephant endotheliotropic herpesvirus 1 during pregnancy.

Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg virus in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: 2011-2013 (2015)
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© 2015 Elsevier B.V. Since its identification in late 2011, Schmallenberg virus (SBV) spread rapidly across Europe. Using archived samples from domestic ruminants collected between October 2011 and June 2013, the seroprevalence in the United Kingdom... Read More about Seroprevalence of Schmallenberg virus in the United Kingdom and the Republic of Ireland: 2011-2013.

Comparison of Schmallenberg virus antibody levels detected in milk and serum from individual cows (2015)
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© Daly et al.; licensee BioMed Central. Background: Schmallenberg virus (SBV) is a recently emerged virus of ruminants in Europe. Enzyme-linked immunosorbent assays (ELISA) are commonly used to detect SBV-specific antibodies in bulk tank milk samples... Read More about Comparison of Schmallenberg virus antibody levels detected in milk and serum from individual cows.

Multiple groups of endogenous epsilon-like retroviruses conserved across primates (2014)
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Several types of cancer in fish are caused by retroviruses, including those responsible for major outbreaks of disease, such as walleye dermal sarcoma virus and salmon swim bladder sarcoma virus. These viruses form a phylogenetic group often describe... Read More about Multiple groups of endogenous epsilon-like retroviruses conserved across primates.

Characterisation of the horse transcriptome from immunologically active tissues (2014)
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The immune system of the horse has not been well studied, despite the fact that the horse displays several features such as sensitivity to bacterial lipopolysaccharide that make them in many ways a more suitable model of some human disorders than the... Read More about Characterisation of the horse transcriptome from immunologically active tissues.