Alcaraz, A., Warren, A., Jackson, C., Gold, J., Mccoy, M., Cheong, S., Kimball, S., Sells, S., Taus, N.S., Divers, T., Li, H. 2009. Naturally occurring sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in North American pigs. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 21(2):250-253.
Cooley, A.J., Taus, N.S., Li, H. 2008. Development of a Management Program for a Mixed Species Wildlife Park Following an Occurrence of Malignant Catarrhal Fever. Journal of Zoo and Wildlife Medicine. 39(3):380-385.
Cunha, C.W., Traul, D., Taus, N.S., Oaks, L., O'Toole, D., Davitt, C.M., Li, H. 2008. Detection of ovine herpesvirus 2 major capsid gene transcripts as an indicator of virus replication in shedding sheep and clinically affected animals. Virus Research. 132(1-2):69-75.
Traul, D., Taus, N.S., Oaks, J.L., O'Toole, D., Rurangirwa, F.R., Baszler, T.V., Li, H. 2007. Validation of nonnested and real-time PCR for diagnosis of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in clinical samples. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation. 19:405-408
Davies, C.J., Traul, D., New, D.D., Taus, N.S., O'Toole, D., Li, H. 2006. Characterization of Bison bison major histocompatibitity complex class I haplotypes. Research Workers in Animal Diseases Conference Proceedings, Chicago, Illinois. Pg. 156.
Traul, D., Taus, N.S., Oaks, J.L., Otoole, D., Rurangirwa, F.R., Li, H. 2006. Validation of non-nested and real-time pcr for diagnosis of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in clinical samples
. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 131.
Cooley, A.J., Taus, N.S., Li, H. 2006. Prevention of malignant catarrhal fever (mcf) in a mixed species wild animal game park by production of virus-free mouflon sheep. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 97.
Oaks, J.L., Pritchard, S., Taus, N.S., Traul, D., O'Toole, D., Li, H. 2006. Ovine herpesvirus 2 mRNA expression in cattle and bison with malignant catarrhal fever. Annual Meeting of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. October 14-16, 2007, Minneapolis, Minnesota. pg. 88.
O'Toole, D., Gailbreath, K.L., Oaks, J.L., Taus, N.S., Davis, W.C., Ghoddusi, M., Li, H. 2006. Pre-clinical and early clinical lesions of malignant catarrhal fever in bison following experimental inoculation with ovine nasal mucus containing ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2). American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 49th Annual Meeting of American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Minneapolis, Minn. 98.
Traul, D., Taus, N.S., Oaks, J.L., Lewis, G.S., Li, H. 2006. The upper respiratory tract of sheep is the predominant site of ovine herpesvirus-2 replication. International Herpesvirus Workshop. Paper No. 8-68.
Taus, N.S., Oaks, J.L., Gailbreath, K.L., Traul, D., O'Toole, D., Li, H. 2006. Experimental aerosol infection of cattle (Bos taurus) with ovine herpesvirus 2 using nasal secretions from infected sheep. Veterinary Microbiology. 116(1-3):29-36.
Li, H., Taus, N.S., Jones, C., Murphy, B., O'Toole, D., Evermann, J.F., Crawford, T.B. Malignant catarrhal fever: a serious disease for american bison. November, 2005, 48th Annual Meeting of American Association of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Hershey, PA. P.118
O'Toole, D., Taus, N.S., Oaks, J.L., Li, H. Defining the minimum intranasal infectious dose of OvHV-2 that is required to induce infection and malignant catarrhal fever in bison. October, 2005, 48th Annual Meeting of American Association of Laboratory Diagnosticians, Hershey, PA. P. 114.
Taus, N.S., Traul, D., Oaks, J.L., Crawford, T.B., Lewis, G.S., Li, H. 2005. Experimental infection of sheep with ovine herpesvirus 2 via aerosolization of nasal secretions. Journal of General Virology. 86:575-579.
O'Toole, D., Taus, N.S., Davis, W.C., Crawford, T.B., Li, H. 2004. Successful experimental induction of acute malignant catarrhal fever in bison using aerosols of ovine nasal mucus containing ovine herpesvirus 2. American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians. 55.
Taus, N.S., Traul, D., Oaks, J.L., Crawford, T.B., Lewis, G.S., Li, H. 2004. Dose dependent responses in sheep experimentally infected with ovhv-2 [abstract]. Herpesvirus International Workshop. p. 11.14
Li, H., Taus, N.S., Lewis, G.S., Traul, D., Kim, O., Crawford, T.B. 2004. Shedding of ovine herpesvirus 2 in domestic sheep: frequency, intensity and duration [abstract]. Herpesvirus International Workshop. p. 12.