First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pseudorabies Virus in a Hunting Dog in Sicily (Southern Italy)
Abstract
:1. Introduction
2. Materials and Methods
2.1. Cases Presentation
2.2. Histopathology
2.3. Immunohistochemistry
2.4. Viral Nucleic Acids Extraction
2.5. Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) and Sequencing
2.6. Sequence Analysis
3. Results
3.1. Gross and Histopathological Findings
3.2. Immunohistochemistry
3.3. Molecular Identification of Pseudorabies Virus
4. Discussion
5. Conclusions
Author Contributions
Funding
Institutional Review Board Statement
Informed Consent Statement
Data Availability Statement
Conflicts of Interest
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Abbate, J.M.; Giannetto, A.; Iaria, C.; Riolo, K.; Marruchella, G.; Hattab, J.; Calabrò, P.; Lanteri, G. First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pseudorabies Virus in a Hunting Dog in Sicily (Southern Italy). Vet. Sci. 2021, 8, 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8120296
Abbate JM, Giannetto A, Iaria C, Riolo K, Marruchella G, Hattab J, Calabrò P, Lanteri G. First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pseudorabies Virus in a Hunting Dog in Sicily (Southern Italy). Veterinary Sciences. 2021; 8(12):296. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8120296
Chicago/Turabian StyleAbbate, Jessica Maria, Alessia Giannetto, Carmelo Iaria, Kristian Riolo, Giuseppe Marruchella, Jasmine Hattab, Placido Calabrò, and Giovanni Lanteri. 2021. "First Isolation and Molecular Characterization of Pseudorabies Virus in a Hunting Dog in Sicily (Southern Italy)" Veterinary Sciences 8, no. 12: 296. https://doi.org/10.3390/vetsci8120296