Detection of caprine herpesvirus 1 in sacral ganglia of latently infected goats by PCR.
A study of the latency of caprine herpesvirus 1 (CpHV.1) was carried out with four latently infected goats. Three goats were treated with dexamethasone and euthanized after 4 and 6 days. PCR and virus isolation allowed us to detect CpHV.1 only in the third and fourth sacral ganglia of the two animals euthanized 6 days after the start of treatment.
Tempesta
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Department of Health and Animal Welfare, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, 70010 Valenzano, Bari, Italy. m.tempesta@veterinaria.uniba.it
Pratelli
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Greco
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Martella
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Buonavoglia
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D000818:Animals; D002417:Cattle; D005260:Female; D005724:Ganglia / Q000821:virology*; D006041:Goats / Q000821:virology*; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D017735:Virus Latency; D014844:Vulva / Q000821:virology