Title: Rustrela Virus Infection – A New Emerging Neuropathogen of Red-necked Wallabies (Macropus rufogriseus)
Anne Voss1, Patricia Schlieben2, Sascha Gerst3, Christoph Langner4, Michael Niesler5, Petra Schad6, Martin Beer7, Dennis Rubbenstroth7, Angele Breithaupt8, Lars Mundhenk1
1 Institute of Veterinary Pathology, Freie Universität Berlin, Berlin, Germany2 Berlin-Brandenburg State Laboratory, Frankfurt (Oder), Germany3 Department for Diagnostic Investigation of Epizootics, State Office for Agriculture, Food Safety and Fishery Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, Rostock, Germany4 Stralsund Zoological Garden, Stralsund, Germany5 Perleberg Zoological Garden, Perleberg, Germany6 Veterinary Practice Pausin, Schönwalde im Glien, Germany 7 Institute of Diagnostic Virology, Friedrich-Loeffler-Institut, Greifswald - Isle of Riems, Germany8 Department of Experimental Animal Facilities and Biorisk Management, Friedrich-Loeffler- Institut, Greifswald - Isle of Riems, Germany
Angele Breithaupt and Lars Mundhenk should be considered joint senior author
Keywords : rustrela virus; rubivirus; encephalitis; Macropodidae; red-necked wallaby