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J Gen Virol 78 (1997), 1115-1118
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Journal of General Virology, Vol 78, 1115-1118, Copyright © 1997 by Society for General Microbiology

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Detection and distribution of equine herpesvirus 2 DNA in the central and peripheral nervous systems of ponies

SM Rizvi, JD Slater, U Wolfinger, K Borchers, HJ Field and AJ Slade
Centre for Veterinary Science, University of Cambridge, UK.

The distribution of equine herpesvirus 2 (EHV-2) DNA within neurological and lymphoid tissues from 12 EHV-2 seropositive Welsh mountain ponies was determined by PCR. The lymphoid sites sampled in this study were almost universally PCR positive, thus confirming the existing virus co-cultivation data which suggest that the lymph nodes draining the respiratory tract are the main reservoirs of EHV-2 DNA. In addition, EHV-2 DNA was also detected, albeit with lower frequency, within both the peripheral and central nervous systems (PNS and CNS) of these animals. Of the CNS sites sampled 11% were PCR-positive and in the PNS the trigeminal ganglion proved PCR-positive in 50% of the animals tested. Since the nasal epithelium is innervated by the maxillary division of the trigeminal nerve, these observations suggest that the trigeminal ganglion may represent a biologically important site for EHV-2 latency.


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