Why the study?
Does dexamethasone or dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide reactivate latent duck enteritis virus in infected white Pekin ducks?
Does dexamethasone or dexamethasone and cyclophosphamide reactivate latent duck enteritis virus in infected white Pekin ducks?
Duck enteritis virus establishes latency in the trigeminal ganglia and lymphoid tissues, and can be reactivated by immunosuppression without clinical symptoms.
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Supports asymptomatic DEV reactivation by immunosuppression in ducks; leaves open its role in natural waterfowl outbreaks.
Shawky et al. (2002) studied this question.
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