Emergence of Recombinant Myxoma Virus in Algerian Farmed Rabbits: Molecular and Phylogenetic Evidence. [PDF]
Myxomatosis is a severe viral disease of lagomorphs that has recently seen the emergence of a recombinant myxoma virus (MYXV). Data from Africa remain scarce. Here we report the first confirmed detection and genomic characterization of a recombinant MYXV in Algeria.
Maziz-Bettahar S +6 more
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Enrichment and Reduction of Microsatellite Regions in the Myxoma Virus Genome Following Species Jump to the Iberian Hare (<i>Lepus granatensis</i>). [PDF]
Myxoma virus (MYXV), the causative agent of myxomatosis, is endemic in wild populations of the European rabbit (Oryctolagus cuniculus). In 2018, the virus acquired four genes (M157L, M158L, M159L and M160L) from a yet unidentified source and gained the capacity to infect the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis).
Menéndez-Manjón A +20 more
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The Adaptive Significance of Tail-Flagging: A Test in European Rabbits (<i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>). [PDF]
European rabbits use their white tails to warn others of danger and ward off predators, revealing the dual function of a single animal signalling behaviour. Using both field observations and phylogenetic analyses, we show that tail‐flagging may alarm other rabbits before escape and deter predators during escape.
Huang Y, Sparke RE, Caro T.
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Characterisation of the historic demographic decline of the British European polecat population [PDF]
ABSTRACT The European polecat (Mustela putorius) has a widespread distribution across many countries of mainland Europe but is documented to be declining within these ranges. In Britain, direct persecution led to a severe decline of the polecat population during the 19th century. Unlike European mainland populations, it is now recovering across much of
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ASSOCIATED VACCINE AGAINST MYXOMATOSIS, PASTERELLOSIS AND RABBIT HEMORRHAGIC DISEASE TYPES 1 AND 2
We studied the immunobiological properties of the associated vaccine against myxomatosis, pasteurellosis and rabbits hemorrhagic disease types 1 and 2, which consists of two components. Liquid component - antigens of inactivated hemorrhagic disease virus
E. D. Kunikova +3 more
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The recent emergence of a new myxoma virus capable of causing disease in the Iberian hare (Lepus granatensis) has resulted in numerous outbreaks with high mortality leading to the reduction, or even the disappearance, of many local populations of this ...
Fábio A. Abade dos Santos +9 more
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Domestic European Rabbits <i>Oryctolagus cuniculus</i>: A Super-Highway for the Spread of Emergent Viral Diseases to Other Lagomorphs? [PDF]
We propose that the worldwide spread of several viral diseases in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus) is facilitated by domestic rabbit meat production and associated international trade. This view is based on published records of the transfer of rabbit haemorrhagic disease viruses (RHDV/RHDV2) between countries and supported by data from the Food
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BIOLOGICAL PROPERTIES OF THE RABBITS MYXOMATOSIS VIRUS STRAIN «Mixo/ARRIAH-18»
We studied the biological properties of the myxomatosis virus Mixo/ARRIAH-18 strain in cultivated on a transplantable RK-13. The cell culture was grown as a monolayer on tissue culture flasks. The aim of the research was to standardize the conditions for
E. D. Kunikova +3 more
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Detection of Recombinant Hare Myxoma Virus in Wild Rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus algirus)
In late 2018, an epidemic myxomatosis outbreak emerged on the Iberian Peninsula leading to high mortality in Iberian hare populations. A recombinant Myxoma virus (strains MYXV-Tol and ha-MYXV) was rapidly identified, harbouring a 2.8 kbp insertion ...
Fábio A. Abade dos Santos +9 more
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Humoral immune response to different routes of myxomatosis vaccine application
The aim of our study was to monitor the dynamics of the serological response to different application routes of live attenuated myxomatosis vaccine. The study included 42 Californian breed rabbits, aged 3 mo, of both sexes.
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