title: Herpes-like virus infection in Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides): pathology, ultrastructure and molecular analysis.
abstract: A moribund juvenile Yangtze finless porpoise (Neophocaena phocaenoides) with skin lesions and ulceration was found in Dongting Lake, China. Pathologic examination, electron microscopy, and polymerase chain reaction of liver tissue revealed widely distributed necrotic lesions, sinusoidal dilatation, congestion and herpes-like virus particles.
authors.affiliation: State Key Laboratory of Freshwater Ecology and Biotechnology, Institute of Hydrobiology, Chinese Academy of Sciences, No. 7 Donghu South Road, Wuchang District, Wuhan 430072, China.
authors.forename: Chao
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Pei
authors.forename: Xiao-Ying
authors.initials: XY
authors.lastname: Lei
authors.forename: Xiu-Ping
authors.initials: XP
authors.lastname: Yuan
authors.forename: Ding
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Wang
authors.forename: Qing-Zhong
authors.initials: QZ
authors.lastname: Zhao
authors.forename: Qi-Ya
authors.initials: QY
authors.lastname: Zhang
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D002681:China; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000235:genetics / Q000302:isolation & purification / Q000648:ultrastructure; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D019576:Porpoises / Q000821:virology*