Visna-maedi virus
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visna-maedi-virus-238-17200498
title:
Visna-maedi virus
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Visna-maedi virus from the genus Lentivirus and subfamily Orthoretrovirinae, is a retrovirus that causes encephalitis and chronic pneumonitis in sheep. It is known as visna when found in the brain, and maedi when infecting the lungs. Lifelong, persistent infections in sheep occur in the lungs, lymph nodes, spleen, joints, central nervous system, and mammary glands; The condition is sometimes known as ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP), particularly in the United States, or Montana sheep disease.
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Species of virus
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Visna-maedi_virus
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2024-02-01T20:27:10Z
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