Marek's disease (MD) is a lymphoproliferative disease of chickens that, in the absence of
control measures, is capable of causing devastating losses in commercial poultry flocks. MD …

Marek's disease virus is a herpesvirus that causes tumors, neurological disease and death
in commercial chickens. The infection is widespread and is capable of causing severe …

The complete genome of Marek's disease virus serotype 1 (MDV-1) strain 584Ap80C was
cloned in Escherichia coli as a bacterial artificial chromosome (BAC). BAC vector sequences …

Marek's disease virus (MDV) causes a general malaise in chickens that is mostly
characterized by the development of lymphoblastoid tumors in multiple organs. The use of …

Marek's disease virus (MDV) is a highly contagious herpesvirus which induces T-cell
lymphoma in the chicken. This virus is still spreading in flocks despite forty years of …

This chapter deals primarily with the three most economically important virus‐induced
transmissible neoplastic diseases of poultry, namely: the herpesvirus‐induced Marek's …

The complete coding sequence of the herpesvirus of turkeys (HVT) unique long (UL) region
along with the internal repeat regions has been determined. This allows completion of the …

Marek's disease (MD) is a contagious lymphoproliferative disorder of chickens, and has
been a major cause of poultry mortality in many countries since the 1960s. The causative …

Publisher Summary This chapter discusses the use of vaccinations as a prevention measure
against Marek's disease (MD). The MD vaccines have brought enormous benefits to poultry …

Abstract Marek's disease (MD), a herpesvirus-induced lymphomatous disease in chickens,
has attracted the interest of immunologists since MD virus (MDV) was isolated in 1968 and …