Experimental Transmission of Dugbe (a Nairobi Disease Group) Virus to West African Dwarf Sheep
1 Virus Research Laboratory University of Ibadan, Ibadan, Nigeria.
* Corresponding author: ahfagbami@nsmjournal.org.ng
* Corresponding author: ahfagbami@nsmjournal.org.ng
Abstract
West African Dwarf sheep were inoculated with a low mouse brain passage of Dugbe (Nairobi sheep disease group virus). Mild febrile reaction and low level of neutralising antibody were demonstrated in experimental animals
Keywords
Dwarf sheep
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How to Cite
Fagbami, A. H., & Adejoro, O. (1982). Experimental Transmission of Dugbe (a Nairobi Disease Group) Virus to West African Dwarf Sheep. Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, 2(2), 147-149.
A. H. Fagbami, and O. Adejoro, "Experimental Transmission of Dugbe (a Nairobi Disease Group) Virus to West African Dwarf Sheep," Nigerian Journal of Microbiology, vol. 2, no. 2, pp. 147-149, December 1982.
