Difference between revisions of "Bovine Papillomaviruses"
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Revision as of 12:18, 30 July 2010
- 2 groups:
- Fibropapillomas: viral DNA sequences, but no virus found
- Epithelial Papillomas: virus found
- Calves most commonly affected
- Usually resolves spontaneously
- Can undergo malignant transformation to alimentary carcinomas
- Usually concurrent with grazing bracken (co-carcinogen) and ingesting quercetin (immunosuppressant)
- Can cause squamous cell carcinoma of the eye in Hereford cattle, where UV light acts as the co-carcinogen