Robust Innate Immunity of Young Rabbits Mediates Resistance to Rabbit Hemorrhagic Disease Caused by Lagovirus Europaeus GI.1 But Not GI.2

The rabbit caliciviruses Lagovirus europaeus GI.1 and GI.2 both cause acute necrotizing hepatitis in European rabbits (Oryctolagus cuniculus). Whilst GI.2 is highly virulent in both young and adult rabbits, rabbits younger than eight weeks of age are highly resistant to disease caused by GI.1, altho...

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Main Authors: Matthew J. Neave, Robyn N. Hall, Nina Huang, Kenneth A. McColl, Peter Kerr, Marion Hoehn, Jennifer Taylor, Tanja Strive
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2018-09-01
Series:Viruses
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Online Access:http://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/10/9/512