LONG-TERM PERSISTENT INFECTION OF SWINE MONOCYTES/MACROPHAGES WITH AFRICAN SWINE FEVER VIRUS

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CARRILLO, C [1 ]
BORCA, MV [1 ]
AFONSO, CL [1 ]
ONISK, DV [1 ]
ROCK, DL [1 ]
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[1] US AGR RES SERV,PLUM ISL ANIM DIS CTR,GREENPORT,NY 11944
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10.1128/JVI.68.1.580-583.1994
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Q93 [微生物学];
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071005 ; 100705 ;
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Long-term persistent infection was established in 100% of pigs (n = 19) experimentally infected with African swine fever virus (ASFV). Viral DNA was detected in peripheral blood mononuclear leukocytes (PBML) at greater than 500 days postinfection by a PCR assay. Infectious virus was not, however, isolated from the same PBML samples. In cell fractionation studies of PBML, monocytes/macrophages were found to harbor viral DNA during the persistent phase of infection. This result indicates that monocytes/macrophages are persistently infected with ASFV and that ASFV-swine monocyte/macrophage interactions can result in either lytic or persistent infection.
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