Gammaherpesvirus (Type 1 Ruminant Rhadinovirus) in Muskox (Ovibos moschatus) in Greenland

Abstract

The world's native distribution of muskox ( Ovibos moschatus) is restricted to Canada and Greenland, and a muskox-specific gammaherpesvirus has been described from Canadian populations. We analyzed spleen samples from the Kangerlussuaq muskox population in Greenland and identified muskox gammaherpes by PCR and sequencing.