Detection of a gE-deleted Pseudorabies virus strain in an Italian red fox

•Aujeszky’s disease case was detected in an adult male red fox showing neurological symptoms but not itching.•Isolation of a gE-deleted PRV strain.•The genomic characterization showed that the Italian PRV strain was closely related to the NIA-3 strain.•This strain differed from the PRV strains circu...

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