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Bovine papillomavirus load in equine sarcoids and normal equine skin
Author(s) -
L. Vera,
D. Campos Arias,
S. Muylle,
N. Stergiopulos,
P. Segers,
G. van Loon
Publication year - 2019
Publication title -
equine veterinary journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.82
H-Index - 87
eISSN - 2042-3306
pISSN - 0425-1644
DOI - 10.1111/evj.31_13152
Subject(s) - bovine papillomavirus , virology , medicine , horse , dermatology , biology , genetics , gene , paleontology , genome
A. R. Hollis and M. Starkey Animal Health Trust, Lanwades Park, Kentford, Newmarket, Suffolk CB8 7UU, UK. Email: anna.hollis@aht.org.uk Background: Sarcoids are common in the horse, but their pathogenesis remains poorly understood. The role of bovine papillomavirus (BPV) remains controversial, partly because BPV is found in both sarcoids and normal skin. While viral load has been shown to vary between sarcoid clinical types, no attempt has been made to investigate whether there is an association between BPV load and sarcoid development.