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Use of the polymerase chain reaction for the diagnosis of natural infection of chickens and turkeys with Marek's disease virus and reticuloendotheliosis virus
1 Mar 1995
Abstract excerpt
Marek's disease (MD) is a highly contagious lymphoproliferative disease of chickens caused by a herpesvirus, while reticuloendotheliosis (REV) virus is an avian C-type retrovirus that causes bursal and nonbursal lymphomas which often closely resemble MDV lymphomas. To provide a rapid and sensitive means of diagnosing and differentiating between these two neoplastic conditions, we have applied the PCR. The primers...
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