Paving the way for more precise diagnosis of EcPV2-associated equine penile lesions
Abstract Background There is growing evidence that equine papillomavirus type 2 (EcPV2) infection is causally associated with the development of equine genital squamous cell carcinomas (SCCs).Early stages of disease present clinically as plaques or wart-like lesions which can gradually progress to tumoural lesions.Histologically these lesions are i