No effect of turkey herpesvirus infections on the outcome of avian pneumovirus infections in turkeys. |
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| Authors: | S Van de Zande H Nauwynck M Pensaert |
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| Affiliation: | Laboratory of Virology, Faculty of Veterinary Medicine, Ghent University, Merelbeke, Belgium. |
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| Abstract: | To determine whether turkey herpesvirus (HVT) impairs the aspecific and specific defense against an avian pneumovirus (APV) infection, specific-pathogen-free turkeys were inoculated at 7 days of age with HVT and 1, 5, or 7 wk later with APV. Clinical signs, APV replication, and development of antibodies against APV were evaluated. No differences were found between the birds that received both HVT and APV and those that received only APV. |
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