GAMMAHERPESVIRUSES: BYSTANDERS OR THE REAL CULPRITS?

Gammaherpesviruses (equid herpesvirus-2 and EHV-5) occur throughout the world, which makes it difficult to determine their pathogenic importance. The problem is deciding whether they are bystanders or are truly causing disease. “Gammaherpesvirus infection is predominately subclinical in adults,” said Guillaume Fortier, DVM, MS, PhD, of the Frank Duncombe Laboratory, in France. Continue reading…