An Overview on Marek’s Disease Virus Evolution and Evidence for Increased Virulence in Brazil

ABSTRACT Marek’s disease virus (MDV) has been shown to be evolving to higher virulence. One of the genetic sites involved in virulence which enables such characterization is the 339-amino acid Meq protein encoding gene (meq). The reemergence of clinical Marek’s disease (MD) in vaccinated flocks can...

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Main Authors: ACD Torres, SY Marin, CS Costa, NRS Martins
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Fundação APINCO de Ciência e Tecnologia Avícolas 2019-05-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Poultry Science
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-635X2019000100325&lng=en&tlng=en