• Bovine leukemia virus infection in neonatal calves. Risk factors and control measures 

      Ruiz, Vanesa; Porta, Natalia Gabriela; Lomonaco, Marina; Trono, Karina Gabriela; Alvarez, Irene (Frontiers Media, 2018-10)
      Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is the causative agent of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL). Although efficient eradication programs have been successfully implemented in most European countries and Oceania, BLV infection rates ...
    • Development of a droplet digital PCR assay for quantification of the proviral load of bovine leukemia virus 

      De Brun, María L.; Cosme, Bruno; Petersen, Marcos Iván; Alvarez, Irene; Folgueras-Flatschart, Aurea; Flatschart, Roberto; Panei, Carlos Javier; Puentes, Rodrigo (Sage Publications, 2022-05)
      Droplet digital PCR (ddPCR) is a highly sensitive tool developed for the detection and quantification of short-sequence variants—a tool that offers unparalleled precision enabling measurement of smaller-fold changes. We ...
    • Dynamics of perinatal bovine leukemia virus infection 

      Gutierrez, Gerónimo; Alvarez, Irene; Merlini, Ramiro; Rondelli, Flavia; Trono, Karina Gabriela (BioMed Central, 2014)
      Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is highly endemic in many countries, including Argentina. As prevention of the spread from infected animals is of primary importance in breaking the cycle of BLV transmission, it is important ...