The phrase "a state of latency" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a condition where something is inactive or not currently in use, often in a technical or scientific context.
Example: "The system is currently in a state of latency, waiting for user input before proceeding with the next operation."
Alternatives: "a dormant state" or "a period of inactivity."
After primary infection, the herpes virus passes into a state of latency (intact quiescent viral genome without obvious pathological effects) in a host neuronal ganglion cell until its reactivation (migration to the site of infection and replication), often triggered by stress (reviewed in [27]).
The virus is maintained in a state of latency in memory B-lymphocytes and occasional reactivation and replication is considered to maintain the virus within individuals [5].
Individuals recovering from tuberculosis, either through treatment or self-recovery, transition back to a state of latency from which they have only a small probability of progression.
vivax and P. ovale), a subset of the sporozoites that have invaded the hepatocyte do not develop beyond the early hepatic trophozoite stage, but remain in a state of latency in which they can persist for many years [1], [2].
5 Virions have the ability to remain in a state of latency in specific target cells.
Some of those pathogens will persist and establish chronic infections (for example, human immunodeficiency virus and Plasmodium) that may lead to a state of latency (for example, tuberculosis), and transcript profiling may be used in those situations as a surveillance tool for monitoring disease progression or reactivation.
Parvovirus B19 DNA has been shown to persist in synovial cells, indicating a state of virus latency [ 14].
Approximately 5% of those infected progress to active disease within the first two years, but the majority experience a state of prolonged latency with a life-time risk of 10-15% eventually progressing to active disease [ 2].
The result is a state of viral latency in resting memory CD4+ T cells, cells that are extremely quiescent, with little to no transcription of HIV-1 genes [ 5- 7].
This will be particularly important in analysing small numbers of latently infected cells situated in different tissue compartments, where a variable state of latency may exist.
In the case of chronic infection, most infected individuals maintain a lifelong state of latency.
