Varicella in a gorilla
โ Scribed by Dr. Martin G. Myers; Lynn W. Kramer; Lawrence R. Stanberry
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1987
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 373 KB
- Volume
- 23
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0146-6615
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โฆ Synopsis
Naturally occurring varicella was observed in a young gorilla in captivity. The isolate was demonstrated to be varicella-zoster virus by restriction enzyme analysis.
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