Why the study?
Does dexamethasone reduce virus recovery in cattle persistently infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus?
Population
12 carrier cattle persistently infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus
Comparison
Dexamethasone 0.1 mg/kg or 0.5 mg/kg injected… vs Control group
Design
Preclinical
Follow-up
up to 98 days post-infection
Authors
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May support dexamethasone for persistent FMDV in cattle; animal data leaves open translation to control strategies.
Does dexamethasone reduce virus recovery in cattle persistently infected with foot-and-mouth disease virus?
Dexamethasone reversibly inhibits shedding of foot-and-mouth disease virus in persistently infected cattle.
Ilott et al. (1997) studied this question.
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