Dexamethasone-induced reactivation of bovine herpesvirus type 5 latent infection in experimentally infected rabbits results in a broader distribution of latent viral DNA in the brain

Bovine herpesvirus type 5 (BHV-5) is a major agent of meningoencephalitis in cattle and establishes latent infections mainly in sensory nerve ganglia. The distribution of latent BHV-5 DNA in the brain of rabbits prior to and after virus reactivation was studied using a nested PCR. Fifteen rabbits in...

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Main Authors: S.V. Mayer, V.L. de Quadros, F.S.F. Vogel, E.R. Winkelmann, S. Arenhart, R. Weiblen, E.F. Flores
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Brasileira de Divulgação Científica 2006-03-01
Series:Brazilian Journal of Medical and Biological Research
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0100-879X2006000300004