Modelling Marek's Disease Virus (MDV) infection: parameter estimates for mortality rate and infectiousness

<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>Marek's disease virus (MDV) is an economically important oncogenic herpesvirus of poultry. Since the 1960s, increasingly virulent strains have caused continued poultry industry production losses worldwide. To understand the mech...

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Main Authors: Atkins Katherine E, Read Andrew F, Savill Nicholas J, Renz Katrin G, Walkden-Brown Stephen W, Woolhouse Mark EJ
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2011-11-01
Series:BMC Veterinary Research
Online Access:http://www.biomedcentral.com/1746-6148/7/70