Enemies and turncoats: bovine tuberculosis exposes pathogenic potential of Rift Valley fever virus in a common host, African buffalo (Syncerus caffer).

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Published in Proc Biol Sci on April 22, 2015

Authors

B R Beechler1, C A Manore2, B Reininghaus3, D O'Neal4, E E Gorsich5, V O Ezenwa4, A E Jolles6

Author Affiliations

1: College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Dryden Hall, Corvallis, OR, USA breebeechler@gmail.com.
2: Center for Computational Science, Tulane University, Tulane, LA, USA.
3: Mpumalanga State Veterinary Services, Nelspruit, Mpumalanga, South Africa.
4: Odum School of Ecology and Department of Infectious Disease, University of Georgia, Athens, GA, USA.
5: Environmental Sciences, Oregon State University, OR, USA.
6: College of Veterinary Medicine, Oregon State University, Dryden Hall, Corvallis, OR, USA.

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