Vertical transmission of type I and type 2 Herpes simplex virus infection in hamsters

Kurata, K.; Kurata, T.; Aoyama, Y.

Japanese Journal of Experimental Medicine 46(3): 187-195

1976


ISSN/ISBN: 0021-5031
PMID: 183033
Document Number: 97215
The relation of type 2 herpes simplex virus infection during the several stages of hamster embryogenesis was examined using histopathological and immunoflourescent techniques. Type 2 and type 1 herpes simplex viruses caused placental lesions and vertical transmission in fetuses when the virus was inoculated i.v. into pregnant hamsters at the middle and late gestation stages.

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