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Marek’s Disease — Current State of Knowledge

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Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology

Part of the book series: Current Topics in Microbiology and Immunology ((CT MICROBIOLOGY,volume 43))

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Marek’s disease is a common disease of the domestic chicken affecting the lymphoid and nervous systems. It is an infectious and contagious disease in which the pathology encompasses both an inflammatory and neoplastic-like response of the lymphoid system which has an unusual predilection for nervous tissue. The nature of the disease suggests it deserves attention for reasons other than its undoubted economic importance to the poultry industry.

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