To identify the suspected disease agent (members of the species Bluetongue virus or Epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus), we performed virus isolation and reverse transcription PCR on tissues (heart, liver, lung, and bowel) from the pygmy brocket deer.
What does EHD stand for?
EHD stands for Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease
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- English Historical Documents (Eyre and Spottiswoode publication)
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- Extra Hit Dice (Dungeons & Dragons gaming)
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- Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serotype 1
- Edinburgh Human Developmental Anatomy (database; UK)
- Edmonton Highland Dancing Association (Canada)
- Elizabethton Housing and Development Agency (est. 1969; Elizabethton, TN)
Samples in periodicals archive:
Jeff Johnson, Nebraska A Yes, Jeff, as I write this in early August, Nebraska has already had deaths from Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease (EHD) along the Platte River.
The genus Orbivirus contains several viruses such as bluetongue virus (BTV; 26 serotypes), epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus (EHDV; 8 serotypes), and African horse sickness virus (AHSV; 9 serotypes).
The recent emergence of novel orbivirus strains (including BTV and epizootic hemorrhagic disease virus) in Europe, North America, Asia, and Australia (8) is of major concern to the worldwide livestock industry.