Infection with a Recently Discovered Gammaherpesvirus Variant in European Badgers, <i>Meles meles</i>, is Associated with Higher Relative Viral Loads in Blood

Infection with a Recently Discovered Gammaherpesvirus Variant in European Badgers, <i>Meles meles</i>, is Associated with Higher Relative Viral Loads in Blood

Herpesviruses are ubiquitous pathogens infecting most animals. Although host immunity continually coevolves to combat virulence, viral variants with enhanced transmissibility or virulence occasionally emerge, resulting in disease burdens in host populations. Mustelid gammaherpesvirus 1 (MusGHV-1) is...

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Main Authors: Ming-shan Tsai, Sarah François, Chris Newman, David W. Macdonald, Christina D. Buesching
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2022-10-01
Series:Pathogens
Subjects:
red queen hypothesis
coevolution
sexually transmitted infection
one health
genetic epidemiology
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2076-0817/11/10/1154

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