A moribund juvenile Yangtze fin-less porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) with skin lesions and ulceration was found in Dongting Lake, China. Pathologic examination, electron microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction of liver tissue revealed widely distributed necrotic lesions, sinusoidal dilatation, congestion and herpes-like virus particles.
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1 January 2012
Herpes-like Virus Infection in Yangtze Finless Porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides): Pathology, Ultrastructure and Molecular Analysis
Chao Pei,
Xiao-Ying Lei,
Xiu-Ping Yuan,
Ding Wang,
Qing-Zhong Zhao,
Qi-Ya Zhang
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Journal of Wildlife Diseases
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2012
Vol. 48 • No. 1
January 2012