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This disclosure relates to methods of diagnosing a viral disease in a patient by identifying one or more virus-specific elements or a patient antibody to a virus-specific element, as well as to kits for diagnosing a viral disease in a patient. The disclosure further relates to methods of monitoring disease progression and/or the efficacy of therapy by measuring the levels of a virus-specific element in a sample from a patient. In addition, the disclosure relates to methods of identifying therapeutic agents that show efficacy in reducing levels of virus-specific agents in vitro. The disclosure further relates to methods of treating idiopathic pulmonary fibrosis, as well as to methods of preventing viral infection, including Herpesvirus saimiri infection.

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