Low density blood granulocytic cells induced during classical swine fever are targets for virus infection.

doi:10.1016/s0165-2427(98)00108-1

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Low density blood granulocytic cells induced during classical swine fever are targets for virus infection.

Veterinary immunology and immunopathology - 29 May 1998

Summerfield A, Hofmann M A, McCullough K C

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Classical swine fever virus infection of pigs causes a severe leukopenia and immunosuppression. In the present study, the kinetics of virus infection, and identification of target cells for the virus in peripheral blood were analysed. Virus infection was often not detectable before 5-7 days p.i....

Topics

Animals
Antigens, Viral
B-Lymphocytes
Cell Differentiation
Classical Swine Fever
Classical Swine Fever Virus
Granulocytes
Immune Tolerance
Kinetics
Lymphopenia
Phenotype
Swine
Viremia

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