"Visna-maedi virus" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus,
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A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus ovine-caprine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, OVINE-CAPRINE), that can cause chronic pneumonia (maedi), mastitis, arthritis, and encephalomyelitis (visna) in sheep. Maedi is a progressive pneumonia of sheep which is similar to but not the same as jaagsiekte (PULMONARY ADENOMATOSIS, OVINE). Visna is a demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep which is similar to but not the same as SCRAPIE.
| Descriptor ID |
D014790
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| MeSH Number(s) |
B04.820.650.589.600.900
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| Concept/Terms |
Visna-maedi virus- Visna-maedi virus
- Visna Maedi Virus
- Visna Virus
- Maedi Virus
- Maedi Viruses
- Maedi-Visna Virus
- Maedi Visna Virus
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Below are the most recent publications written about "Visna-maedi virus" by people in Profiles.
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Detection of visna virus antigens and RNA in glial cells in foci of demyelination. Virology. 1985 Mar; 141(2):311-8.
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Viruses and demyelinating disease of the central nervous system. Neurol Clin. 1983 Aug; 1(3):681-700.