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SUBMITTER: Liu X
PROVIDER: S-EPMC3675093 | biostudies-literature | 2013
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Liu Xiao X Liao Shan S Zhu Ling L Zhu Ling L Xu Zhiwen Z Zhou Yuancheng Y
PloS one 20130606 6
Porcine cytomegalovirus (PCMV) is an immunosuppressive virus that mainly inhibits the immune function of the macrophage and T-cell lymphatic systems, and has caused huge economic losses to the porcine breeding industry. Molecular epidemiological investigation of PCMV is important for prevention and treatment, and this study is the first such investigation in Sichuan Province, Southwest China. A PCMV positive infection rate of 84.4% (865/1025) confirmed that PCMV is widely distributed in Sichuan ...[more]