Stages of TTVIs and infectivity
Pre-ramp-up Viremia
- Low-level, intermittent “blips” of RNA/DNA detected prior to quantifiable ramp-up phase
- Innoculum vs focal replication that seeds dissemination vs abortive replication
- Can this occur transiently w/o subsequent ramp-up/SC?
- Is this viremia infectious?
- Kinetic, viral sequencing & infectivity studies in progress