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: Tryland, Morten, Sanchez Romano, Javier, Nymo, Ingebjørg Helena, Breines, Eva Marie, Murguzur, Francisco Javier Ancin, Kjenstad, Ole Christian, Li, Hong, Cunha, Cristina W.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: 2021
• Subjects: alphaherpesvirus; bluetongue virus; gammaherpesvirus; parapoxvirus; pestivirus; schmallenberg virus; serology; VDP::Matematikk og Naturvitenskap: 400; Norway; Tromsø; Hattfjelldal; Lødingen; Finnmark; Lakselv; Northern Norway; Rangifer tarandus; Tana; Tundra
• Online Access: https://hdl.handle.net/11250/2999644; https://doi.org/10.3389/fvets.2021.707787

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...