Equine herpesvirus study to unravel how virus unlocks immune system 'gate'
Thursday, January 19, 2012 - 06:31
in Health & Medicine
A Colorado State University study will look at how equine herpesvirus type 1 may compromise the immune system immediately upon entering the “gate” of a horse’s respiratory system – the airway and throat – allowing it to spread through the body and potentially cause neurological damage, abortion and possibly death.