Letter - Could the new rabbit haemorrhagic disease virus variant (RHDVb) be fully replacing classical RHD strains in the Iberian Peninsula?

Carlos Calvete; Pilar Sarto; Antonio J Calvo; Fernando Monroy; Jorge H Calvo

doi:10.4995/wrs.2014.1715

Authors

Carlos Calvete Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain
Pilar Sarto Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain
Antonio J Calvo TRAGSATEC, Animal Health Department. Julián Camarillo 6 B, C.P. 28037. Madrid, Spain.
Fernando Monroy TRAGSATEC, Animal Health Department. Julián Camarillo 6 B, C.P. 28037. Madrid, Spain.
Jorge H Calvo ARAID. María de Luna, 11, C.P. 50018. Zaragoza, Spain. Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.4995/wrs.2014.1715

Keywords:

Rabbit haemorrhagic disease, RHD, wild rabbits

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Author Biographies

Carlos Calvete, Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain

Animal Health Department. Researcher.

Pilar Sarto, Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain

Animal Production Department. Technician.

Jorge H Calvo, ARAID. María de Luna, 11, C.P. 50018. Zaragoza, Spain. Agrifood Research and Technology Centre of Aragon (CITA). Animal Health Department. Avda. Montañana, 930. C.P. 50059. Zaragoza, Spain

Animal Production Department. Researcher

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