Short communicationHigh detection rates of picobirnaviruses in free roaming rats (Rattus spp.): Molecular characterization of complete gene segment-2
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Acknowledgements
We are thankful to Ms. Alyssa Kleymann and Ms. Jennifer Rivera Aviles, DVM research volunteers, Ross University School of Veterinary Medicine (RUSVM), St. Kitts for assisting with some of the laboratory experiments. This study was funded by the One Health Center for Zoonoses and Tropical Veterinary Medicine (grant number 'intramural FY18: Viruses in Animals'), RUSVM, St. Kitts.
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