Outbreaks of severe dorsal skin lesions in Swedish moose (Alces alces)

Abstract

From early autumn to mid-winter 2015, there was a notable increase in cases of moose (Alces alces) with severe skin lesions were reported by hunters to the National Veterinary Institute in Uppsala, Sweden. Lesions consisted of... [ view full abstract ]

Authors

  1. Torsten Mörner (Department of Disease Control and Epidemiology, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)
  2. Jonas Malmsten (Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)
  3. Henrik Uhlhorn (Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)
  4. Erik Agren (Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)
  5. Gete Hestvik (Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)
  6. Caroline Bröjer (Department of Pathology and Wildlife Diseases, National Veterinary Institute, Uppsala, Sweden)

Topic Areas

Topics: Infectious Disease , Topics: Emerging Diseases

Session

THU-PS1 » Poster Session & Break (10:00 - Thursday, 4th August, Main Lobby)