The aim of the project is to investigate the virological background of the inhibitory effect of the R903/78 Infectious bursal disease virus on chronic human viral hepatitis. The effect of the R903/78 strain on the multiplication of Hepatitis E virus is investigated in primary cell cultures and cell lines of swine origin; as well as in swine model. The project runs for 48 months and started in November, 2012.
Contact person: Tamás Bakonyi, Petra Forgách