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Search for Equus caballus papillomavirus type 2 in tissues of asymptomatic horses in southern brazil.

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Publication Date: 2026-04-22 PubMed ID: 42018186PubMed Central: 9412442DOI: 10.1007/s42770-026-01930-yGoogle Scholar: Lookup
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Santi EMT, Pecego JB, Schirmer MFA, Vargas TP, Marcus VB, de Vargas I, Kommers GD, Cocco M, Michelon NF, Flores EF, Flores MM. (2026). Search for Equus caballus papillomavirus type 2 in tissues of asymptomatic horses in southern brazil. Braz J Microbiol, 57(1), 113. https://doi.org/10.1007/s42770-026-01930-y

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ISSN: 1678-4405
NlmUniqueID: 101095924
Country: Brazil
Language: English
Volume: 57
Issue: 1
PII: 113

Researcher Affiliations

Santi, Eduarda Maria Trentin
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Pecego, Joana Braga
  • Curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Schirmer, Maria Fernanda Abel
  • Curso de Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Vargas, Thainã Piccolo
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Marcus, Valentina Berté
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
de Vargas, Indianara
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Kommers, Glaucia Denise
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Cocco, Mariana
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Michelon, Nathalia de Freitas
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Flores, Eduardo Furtado
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil.
Flores, Mariana Martins
  • Programa de Pós-Graduação em Medicina Veterinária, Universidade Federal de Santa Maria, Santa Maria, RS, Brasil. marianamflores@yahoo.com.br.

Conflict of Interest Statement

Declarations. Conflict of interest: The authors have no competing interests to declare that are relevant to the content of this article.

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