A preliminary investigation on the latency of the goat herpesvirus BHV-6

An experiment was designed for a preliminary investigation of the caprine herpesvirus BHV-6 latency. The experiment was carried out in two steps. In the first, the virus inoculated six kids and the control, showed a mild infection and excreted the virus for 4-12 days. The second part started about o...

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Published inZentralblatt für Veterinärmedizin. Reihe B Vol. 37; no. 10; p. 781
Main Authors Papanastasopoulou, M, Koptopoulos, G, Lekkas, S, Georgakopoulou, E, Papadopoulos, O
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Germany 01.12.1990
Subjects
Animals
Goat Diseases - microbiology
Goat Diseases - pathology
Goats
Herpesviridae - physiology
Herpesviridae Infections - microbiology
Herpesviridae Infections - pathology
Herpesviridae Infections - veterinary
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Summary:An experiment was designed for a preliminary investigation of the caprine herpesvirus BHV-6 latency. The experiment was carried out in two steps. In the first, the virus inoculated six kids and the control, showed a mild infection and excreted the virus for 4-12 days. The second part started about one month after the cease of all symptoms and the virus isolations of the first part. No immunosuppression and therefore no virus reactivation could be achieved after eight daily administered injections of dexamethasone (0.15-0.50 mg/kg BW), as it was judged by the hematological, virological, pathological and serological findings.
ISSN:0514-7166
DOI:10.1111/j.1439-0450.1990.tb01130.x