Bovine herpesvirus type 5 replication and induction of apoptosis in vitro and in the trigeminal ganglion of experimentally-infected cattle

•Bovine herpesvirus (BoHV)-5 induced lower levels of apoptosis than BoHV-1.•BoHV- induced apoptosis is cell type-specific.•BoHV-induced apoptosis depends on the level of virus replication.•Neuropathology by BoHV is associated with apoptosis and the innate immune response. Bovine herpesvirus (BoHV) t...

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