We are grateful to the authors for providing additional data to demonstrate the presence of domestic cat hepadnavirus in lymphoma tissues [1], in response to our commentary [2]. It is unfortunate that Veterinary Quarterly, which published the original article [3], no longer accepts Letters to the Editor, even on appeal. We extend our sincere thanks to the Editor of Viruses for providing this platform for open scientific discussion.
The authors declare no conflicts of interest.
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1 Department of Veterinary Clinical Sciences, Jockey Club College of Veterinary and Life Sciences, City University of Hong Kong, Hong Kong SAR, China;
2 Storr Liver Centre, Westmead Clinical School and Westmead Institute for Medical Research, Faculty of Medicine and Health, The University of Sydney, Westmead, NSW 2145, Australia;
3 Department of Pathology, Microbiology & Immunology, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of California, 4206 Vet Med 3A, Davis, CA 95616, USA;
4 Gastrointestinal Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;
5 Gastrointestinal Laboratory, College of Veterinary Medicine and Biomedical Sciences, Texas A&M University, College Station, TX 77843, USA;