A Screening for Virus Infections in Eight Herds of Semi-domesticated Eurasian Tundra Reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Norway, 2013–2018

• Published in: Frontiers in Veterinary Science
• Main Authors: Morten Tryland, Javier Sánchez Romano, Ingebjørg Helena Nymo, Eva Marie Breines, Francisco Javier Ancin Murguzur, Ole Christian Kjenstad, Hong Li, Cristina W. Cunha
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2021
• Subjects: alphaherpesvirus; bluetongue virus; gammaherpesvirus; parapoxvirus; pestivirus; schmallenberg virus; Veterinary medicine; SF600-1100; Norway; Tromsø; Hattfjelldal; Lødingen; Finnmark; Lakselv; Northern Norway; Rangifer tarandus; Tana; Tundra
• Online Access: https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.707787; https://doaj.org/article/7ea3ead0b88c482ca83ae9ae1fa2f6fb

Background: Previous serological screenings have indicated that Eurasian semi-domesticated tundra reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) in Finnmark, Northern Norway, are exposed to alphaherpesvirus, gammaherpesvirus and pestivirus. Alphaherpesvirus (i.e., Cervid herpesvirus 2; CvHV2) has been identi...