The Persistence of African Swine Fever Virus in Field-Infected Ornithodoros erraticus during the ASF Endemic Period in Portugal

Fernando S. Boinas; Anthony J. Wilson; Geoff H. Hutchings; Carlos Martins; Linda J. Dixon

doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0020383

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The Persistence of African Swine Fever Virus in Field-Infected Ornithodoros erraticus during the ASF Endemic Period in Portugal

Fernando S. Boinas ,

* E-mail: fboinas@fmv.utl.pt

Affiliation Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Anthony J. Wilson,

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Geoff H. Hutchings,

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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Carlos Martins,

Affiliation Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal
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Linda J. Dixon

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom
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The Persistence of African Swine Fever Virus in Field-Infected Ornithodoros erraticus during the ASF Endemic Period in Portugal

Fernando S. Boinas,
Anthony J. Wilson,
Geoff H. Hutchings,
Carlos Martins,
Linda J. Dixon

Published: May 31, 2011
https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0020383

About the Authors

Fernando S. Boinas

* E-mail: fboinas@fmv.utl.pt

Affiliation Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Anthony J. Wilson

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

Geoff H. Hutchings

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

Carlos Martins

Affiliation Centro de Investigação Interdisciplinar em Medicina Veterinária, Faculdade de Medicina Veterinária da Universidade Técnica de Lisboa, Lisboa, Portugal

Linda J. Dixon

Affiliation Vector-Borne Diseases Programme, Institute for Animal Health, Woking, Surrey, United Kingdom

Competing Interests

The authors have declared that no competing interests exist.

Author Contributions

Conceived and designed the experiments: FSB GHH CM. Performed the experiments: FSB. Analyzed the data: FSB AJW GHH CM LJD. Wrote the paper: FSB AJW GHH CM LJD.

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