Abstract
The duck hepatitis B virus (DHBV) is a species-specific virus that causes either transient (acute) or persistent infections, primarily in hepatocytes in the liver, with release of high titers of infectious virions and noninfectious “empty” surface antigen particles into the bloodstream.
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Miller, D.S., Bertram, E.M., Scougall, C.A., Kotlarski, I., Jilbert, A.R. (2004). Studying Host Immune Responses Against Duck Hepatitis B Virus Infection. In: Hamatake, R.K., Lau, J.Y.N. (eds) Hepatitis B and D Protocols. Methods in Molecular Medicine™, vol 96. Humana Press. https://doi.org/10.1385/1-59259-670-3:3
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