Publications

heterogeneity of the woodchuck hepatitis virus genome in a chronically infected woodchuck.	the nucleotide sequence of an isolate of woodchuck hepatitis virus (whv) from the serum of a woodchuck trapped in new york state (whvny) was compared with the sequences of previously published isolates. the nucleotide sequence of whvny was closest to that of an isolate originating from new jersey: the two genomes shared a 15 nucleotide in-frame deletion in the region where the presurface and polymerase genes overlap (nucleotides 3260-3274) and differed by 54 point mutations (1.6% of genome). ami ...	1993	8488722
the epidemiology of rodent and lagomorph rabies in maryland, 1981 to 1986.	records from the maryland public health department were screened for confirmed rodent and lagomorph rabies between 1981 and 1986. questionnaires were designed for collection of information about events that led to the exposure of human and/or domestic animals to rabid rodent or lagomorphs. these species comprised 1.2% of all the reported rabies in the state. woodchucks (marmota monax) constituted 80.0% of all the reported rodent/lagomorph rabies cases in maryland. the majority showed aggressive ...	1991	1920666
woodchuck hepatitis virus in natural woodchuck populations.	woodchuck hepatitis virus (whv) was discovered in serum samples from captive woodchucks (marmota monax) at the penrose research laboratory in december, 1977. whv belongs to the same class of viruses as hepatitis b virus (hbv), the cause of serum hepatitis in man. both appear to be associated with chronic hepatitis and hepatocellular carcinoma in their respective hosts. woodchucks were trapped and blood samples collected to determine the prevalence of whv in natural woodchuck populations. sera fr ...	1981	7241716