Article
Cytopathic bovine viral diarrhea viruses (BVDV): emerging pestiviruses doomed to extinction.
Veterinary research - 1 Jan 2000
Peterhans Ernst, Bachofen Claudia, Stalder Hanspeter, Schweizer Matthias
Abstract excerpt
Bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV), a Flaviviridae pestivirus, is arguably one of the most widespread cattle pathogens worldwide. Each of its two genotypes has two biotypes, non-cytopathic (ncp) and cytopathic (cp). Only the ncp biotype of BVDV may establish persistent infection in the fetus when infecting a dam early in gestation, a time point which predates maturity of the adaptive immune system. Such fetuses...
Read the complete abstract on PubMedTopics
Share this publication in a Topic to start or enrich a Post.
