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.

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