Vaccination trials against pigeon herpesvirus infection (Pigeon herpesvirus 1)

HERPESVIRUS HEPATITIS IN A PIGEON IN SPAIN Hepatitis por herpesvirus en un palomo en España

A male pigeon (Columba livia) dead with no clinical signs was investigated of having hepatitis. Light microscopy revealed intranuclear inclusion bodies, that ultrastructurally were shown to be herpesvirus-like particles. The particles were also found in the cytoplasm. These findings are consistent with previous reports of the disease in the pigeon. This is the first time the disease has been re...

Preventive vaccination against Herpesvirus saimiri-induced neoplasia.

In this paper we discuss the use of Herpesvirus saimiri as a model for the development of vaccines against herpesvirus-induced neoplasia in primates. Attempts at protection against the oncogenicity of H. saimiri have centered on the inactivation of virus by heat and formalin, the production of temperature-sensitive H. saimiri mutants, and the attenuation of the virus. Each of these approaches h...

Reovirus infection in the pigeon.

Actin in Herpesvirus Infection

Actin is important for a variety of cellular processes, including uptake of extracellular material and intracellular transport. Several emerging lines of evidence indicate that herpesviruses exploit actin and actin-associated myosin motors for viral entry, intranuclear transport of capsids, and virion egress. The goal of this review is to explore these processes and to highlight potential futur...

Studies on hemagglutination activity of caprine herpesvirus-1

The aim of this study was to investigate the hemagglutination properties of caprine herpesvirus-1(CpHV-1) and their application for CpHV-1 antigen detection and evaluation of the dynamics of postinfectious/vaccine antibody production. CpHV-1 hemagglutination activity was proved only with mouseerythrocytes, PBS and saline solutions at 4°C and 22°C. In vaccinated animals, goats and bucks withresp...