New Paradigms for the Study of Ocular Alphaherpesvirus Infections: Insights into the Use of Non-Traditional Host Model Systems

Ocular herpesviruses, most notably human alphaherpesvirus 1 (HSV-1), canid alphaherpesvirus 1 (CHV-1) and felid alphaherpesvirus 1 (FHV-1), infect and cause severe disease that may lead to blindness. CHV-1 and FHV-1 have a pathogenesis and induce clinical disease in their hosts that is similar to HS...

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Published in:	Viruses
Main Authors:	Matthew R. Pennington, Eric C. Ledbetter, Gerlinde R. Van de Walle
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	MDPI AG 2017-11-01
Subjects:	herpesvirus HSV-1 CHV-1 FHV-1 ocular infection model systems natural host infection
Online Access:	https://www.mdpi.com/1999-4915/9/11/349