title: Squirrelpox virus in red squirrels (Sciurus vulgaris) in the Republic of Ireland.
abstract: Squirrelpox virus (SQPV) is a significant factor in red squirrel (Sciurus vulgaris) population declines but has previously been unconfirmed in the Republic of Ireland. In 2011 a juvenile red squirrel from Wicklow presented with facial, perivulval, and nail bed SQPV skin lesions confirmed by histopathology, PCR, and electron microscopy.
authors: 1  Mammal Research Group, UCD School of Biology and Environmental Science, Science Centre West, Belfield, Dublin 4, Ireland.
authors: Favel
authors: F
authors: Naulty
authors: David
authors: D
authors: Everest
authors: Neil D
authors: ND
authors: Warnock
authors: Kevin
authors: K
authors: Phelan
authors: John J
authors: JJ
authors: Callanan
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D007494:Ireland / Q000453:epidemiology; D011212:Poxviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D011213:Poxviridae Infections / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D012589:Sciuridae