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In diagnosis
a cytopathic effect (cpe) indicates the presence of a virus but virus-specific detection
e.g. by immunofluorescence or neutralisation is necessary to prove which virus is present. Certain viruses have no cytopathic effect on cells eg the leukaemia viruses and are detected by electron microscopy (very laborious) or immunostaining.
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