Marek, Josef

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Marek,

Josef, Hungarian veterinarian and pathologist, 1867-1952.
Marek disease - Synonym(s): avian lymphomatosis
Marek disease virus - the herpesvirus that causes avian lymphomatosis. Synonym(s): avian neurolymphomatosis virus
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Marek Disease Virus: molecular approach to the virus and host immune response
Virus de la Enfermedad de Marek: aproximacion molecular al virus y respuesta inmune del hospedero
(10,11) Severe leukocytosis in birds is often associated with diseases such as aspergillosis, avian mycobacteriosis, salmonellosis, chlamydiosis, and sepsis, (12) but herpesviruses (ie, Marek disease) and retroviruses (ie, avian leukosis virus, reticuloendotheliosis virus) can specifically cause a lymphocytic leukocytosis in chickens.
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Lesions resembling human atheromata developed in pathogen-free chickens infected with Marek disease virus, an avian herpesvirus; immunization with turkey herpesvirus was protective.
Potential infectious etiologies of atherosclerosis: a multifactorial perspective. (Synopses)
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