The world's native distribution of muskox (Ovibos moschatus) is restricted to Canada and Greenland, and a muskox-specific gammaherpesvirus has been described from Canadian populations. We analyzed spleen samples from the Kangerlussuaq muskox population in Greenland and identified muskox gammaherpes by PCR and sequencing.
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1 April 2018
Gammaherpesvirus (Type 1 Ruminant Rhadinovirus) in Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Greenland
Kjell Handeland,
Lajos Zoltan Muzs,
Christine Cuyler,
Marianne Heum,
Faisal Suhel,
Carlos G. das Neves
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 54 • No. 2
April 2018
Vol. 54 • No. 2
April 2018