Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2 (MaHV-2) is a species of herpesvirus in the genus Simplexvirus. It was officially accepted as a valid species by the International Committee on Taxonomy of Viruses in 2004.
Hosts
Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 2 has been detected in two species of captive macropods: grey dorcopsis (Dorcopsis luctuosa) and quokkas (Setonix brachyurus).
See also
- Macropodid alphaherpesvirus 1
References
Further reading
- Stalder K, Vaz PK, Gilkerson JR, Baker R, Whiteley P, Ficorilli N, Tatarczuch L, Portas T, Skogvold K, Anderson GA, Devlin JM (2015). "Prevalence and Clinical Significance of Herpesvirus Infection in Populations of Australian Marsupials". PLOS ONE. 10 (7): e0133807. Bibcode:2015PLoSO..1033807S. doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0133807. PMC 4519311. PMID 26222660.
- Vaz PK, Motha J, McCowan C, Ficorilli N, Whiteley PL, Wilks CR, Hartley CA, Gilkerson JR, Browning GF, Devlin JM (2013). "Isolation and characterisation of a novel herpesvirus from a free-ranging eastern grey kangaroo (Macropus giganteus)". Journal of Wildlife Diseases. 49 (1): 143–151. doi:10.7589/2012-01-027. PMID 23307380. S2CID 22836049.
