We describe numerous pale plaques affecting the inguinal skin of a grey wolf (Canis lupus). Histologically, these were consistent with papillomaviral plaques. Immunohistochemistry confirmed papillomavirus antigens, and partial sequencing of the L1 gene suggests this is a novel papillomavirus most-closely related to Canis familiaris Papillomavirus 5.
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Novel Papillomaviral Sequence Detected within Epidermal Plaques in a Wolf (Canis lupus)
Jamie L. Rothenburger,
Sherry Myers,
Betty Lockerbie,
Bruce Wobeser
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 52 • No. 1
January 2016
Vol. 52 • No. 1
January 2016