The pattern of viral persistence in monkeys intra-tracheally infected with Simian varicella virus

Author: Grinfeld Esther   Kennedy Peter  

Publisher: Springer Publishing Company

ISSN: 0920-8569

Source: Virus Genes, Vol.35, Iss.2, 2007-10, pp. : 289-292

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Abstract

In situ PCR (ISPCR) and in situ hybridisation (ISH) was performed on 32 tissues from 10 monkeys, intra-tracheally (IT) infected with simian varicella virus (SVV) and 5 tissues from 3 uninfected control animals. The results showed persistence of SVV DNA up to 2 years post-infection (pi) and the localisation of SVV to be confined to neurons except at time points 9 and 10 months pi where SVV positive satellite cells were also detected. There was no evidence for transcription of SVV ORFs 63 and 21 in the ganglia of the one IT infected and 2 naturally infected monkeys investigated using RNA ISH.

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