Reports a fatal case of encephalomyocarditis virus infection in a Sumatran orangutan.
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May indicate EMCV susceptibility in Sumatran orangutans; leaves open implications for conservation and zoo biosecurity.
Scott B. Citino, Bruce L. Homer, Jack M. Gaskin, Dennis J. Wickham, Fatal Encephalomyocarditis Virus Infection in a Sumatran Orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus abelii), The Journal of Zoo Animal Medicine, Vol. 19, No. 4 (Dec., 1988), pp. 214-218
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