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Potential Secondary Pathogenic Role for Bovine Herpesvirus 4
1 Jul 2005
Abstract excerpt
Bovine herpesvirus 4 (BoHV-4) is a gammaherpesvirus with no clear disease association. Previous studies have demonstrated that macrophages can harbor persistent BoHV-4. We found that the addition of prostaglandin E2 (PGE2) to bovine macrophage cells persistently infected with BoHV-4 increases viral replication. Because opportunistic infection can increase PGE2 production, we propose a link between opportunistic...
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