Evidence of parapox-, alphaherpes- and pestivirus infections in carcasses of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) from Finnmark, Norway

• Published in: Rangifer
• Main Authors: Tryland, Morten, Mørk, Torill, Ryeng, Kathrine A., Sørensen, Karen K.
• Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
• Language: English
• Published: Septentrio Academic Publishing 2005
• Subjects: infectious disease; virology; virus infection; wildlife; Lever; Norway; Finnmark; Northern Norway; Rangifer; Rangifer tarandus; Reinsdyr
• Online Access: https://septentrio.uit.no/index.php/rangifer/article/view/255; https://doi.org/10.7557/2.25.2.255

During March to May 2000, 48 carcasses of semi-domesticated reindeer (Rangifer tarandus tarandus) were collected on winter pastures and calving grounds from two herds in western Finnmark and two herds in eastern Finnmark, northern Norway. The animals were autopsied and blood and tissue samples were...