Detection of squirrel poxvirus by nested and real-time PCR from red (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey (Sciurus carolinensis) squirrels

Atkin, J, Radford, A, Stavinsy, J, Coyne, K and Chantrey, J (2010) Detection of squirrel poxvirus by nested and real-time PCR from red (Sciurus vulgaris) and grey (Sciurus carolinensis) squirrels. BMC Veterinary Research, 8 (6). 33 - 33.

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Abstract

Background: Squirrel poxvirus (SQPV) is highly pathogenic to red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris), and is a significant contributing factor to the local extinction of the species in most parts of England and Wales, where infection is endemic in Eastern grey squirrel (Sciurus carolinensis) populations. Conclusions: The real-time PCR has been used to quantify viral genome load in tissues from diseased and apparently healthy red and grey squirrels, and suggests that the titre of virus in tissues from diseased red squirrels is considerably higher than that found even in a grey squirrel with cutaneous lesions.

Item Type:	Article
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Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	20 Apr 2016 15:38
Last Modified:	02 Aug 2017 06:10
DOI:	10.1186/1746-6148-6-33
URI:	http://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3000126

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