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Marek's disease: an update on oncogenic mechanisms and control.
Research in veterinary science - 1 Aug 2000
Venugopal K
Abstract excerpt
Marek's disease (MD) is a common lymphoproliferative disease of poultry caused by a highly contagious and oncogenic herpesvirus. In spite of the widespread use of highly effective MD vaccines, recently there have been worrying trends in the evolution of MD virus pathotypes towards greater virulence. In the last few years, there has been significant progress in determining the molecular structure of MD virus and...
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