Intranasal inoculation of sows with highly pathogenic porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus at mid-gestation causes transplacental infection of fetuses

Transplacental infection plays a critical role in the reproductive failure induced by porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome virus (PRRSV), yet exposure of sows and gilts to classical PRRSV generally leads to reproductive failure after 85 days of gestation. We report, for the first time, that...

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Main Authors: Wang, Tongtong, Wang, Xiaofei, Li, Xin-an, Nie, Li, Zhang, Minxia, Liu, Sidang, Zhao, Xiaomin, Shang, Yingli, Zhou, En-min, Hiscox, Julian A., Xiao, Yihong
Format: Online
Language:English
Published: BioMed Central 2015
Online Access:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4699371/