Effect of age on the pathogenesis of Duck Tembusu virus in Cherry Valley ducks

The effect of host age on the outcome of Duck Tembusu virus (DTMUV) infection was studied in ducks. Three groups of Cherry Valley ducks at 1, 3 and 7 weeks of age were intramuscularly infected with DTMUV to systematically observe the clinical symptoms, pathological changes, tissue viral loads and im...

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Published in:	Frontiers in Microbiology
Main Authors:	Ning eLi, Chuanwei eLv, Ruichao eYue, Ying eShi, Sidang eLiu
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Frontiers Media S.A. 2015-06-01
Subjects:	immune response Duck Tembusu virus; Cherry Valley ducks; age; pathogenesis;
Online Access:	http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fmicb.2015.00581/full