Viruses, Vol. 13, Pages 1511: The Interplay between Bluetongue Virus Infections and Adaptive Immunity

We present some unpublished data showing that BTV infection also affects other T cell populations such as CD4+ T-cells or γδ T-cells, as well as B-cell numbers in the periphery. This review also discusses how BTV evades these adaptive immune mechanisms so that it can be transmitted back to the arthropod host. Understanding the interaction of BTV with immunity could ultimately define the correlates of protection with immune mechanisms that would improve our knowledge of ruminant immunology.
Source: Viruses - Category: Virology Authors: Tags: Review Source Type: research