GENETIC ANALYSIS OF THE FIRST EUROPEAN BROWN HARE SYNDROME VIRUS ISOLATES FROM GREECE

European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) virus is a member of the genus Lagovirus in the family Caliciviridae [1]. EBHSV causes severe necrotic hepatitis in both wild and farmed hares of the species Lepus europaeus and Lepus timidus. Outbreaks of unusually high mortality in hares were described in which...

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Main Authors: C. Billinis, N. J. Knowles, V. Spyrou, G. Sofianidis, V. Psychas, P. K. Birtsas, M. Sofia, O. M. Maslarinou, D. K. Tontis, D. Kanteres
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Online Access:http://citeseerx.ist.psu.edu/viewdoc/summary?doi=10.1.1.453.8416
http://socpvs.org/journals/index.php/wbp/article/download/10.2461-wbp.2005.1.14/16/
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Summary:European brown hare syndrome (EBHS) virus is a member of the genus Lagovirus in the family Caliciviridae [1]. EBHSV causes severe necrotic hepatitis in both wild and farmed hares of the species Lepus europaeus and Lepus timidus. Outbreaks of unusually high mortality in hares were described in which animals