Journal article
Ranavirus in wild edible frogs Pelophylax kl. esculentus in Denmark
National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark1
University of Copenhagen2
Danish Nature Agency3
Council of Slagelse4
Finnish Food Safety Authority5
Section of Fish Diseases, Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark6
Division of Poultry, Fish and Fur Animals, National Veterinary Institute, Technical University of Denmark7
A survey for the amphibian pathogens ranavirus and Batrachochytrium dendrobatidis (Bd) was conducted in Denmark during August and September 2008. The public was encouraged via the media to register unusual mortalities in a web-based survey. All members of the public that registered cases were interviewed by phone and 10 cases were examined on suspicion of diseaseinduced mortality.
All samples were negative for Bd. Ranavirus was isolated from 2 samples of recently dead frogs collected during a mass mortality event in an artificial pond near Slagelse, Denmark. The identity of the virus was confirmed by immunofluorescent antibody test. Sequencing of the major capsid protein gene showed the isolate had more than 97.3% nucleotide homology to 6 other ranaviruses.
Language: | English |
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Year: | 2009 |
Pages: | 7-14 |
ISSN: | 16161580 and 01775103 |
Types: | Journal article |
DOI: | 10.3354/dao02060 |
ORCIDs: | Jensen, Ann Britt Bang |