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Question of the week - Week of 29-Jul-2014

What is the reason that the congenital PRRSV infection is basically restricted to the end of the gestation?

Question of the week

This is due to the abundance of cells that are very susceptible to the virus in the placenta at the end of the gestation.
Because previously, the foetuses are not immunocompetent.
The foetuses are susceptible to a congenital infection during the whole of the pregnancy.

See a clue in the article Prevention of transplacental PRRSV infection

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