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SUBMITTER: Koci MD
PROVIDER: S-EPMC229260 | biostudies-literature | 2003 Nov
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Journal of virology 20031101 21
Astroviruses are a leading cause of infantile viral gastroenteritis worldwide. Very little is known about the mechanisms of astrovirus-induced diarrhea. One reason for this is the lack of a small-animal model. Recently, we isolated a novel strain of astrovirus (TAstV-2) from turkeys with the emerging infectious disease poult enteritis mortality syndrome. In the present studies, we demonstrate that TAstV-2 causes growth depression, decreased thymus size, and enteric infection in infected turkeys. ...[more]