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Visna

Known as: Visnas, Ovine Encephalomyelitides, Encephalomyelitides, Ovine 
Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep caused by the VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS. It is similar to but not the same as SCRAPIE.
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Retroviridae Infections

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Review
2005
Review
2005
Serological survey for caprine arthritis-ence- phalitis virus in Damascus and Kilis goats in Hatay, Turkey
SUMMARY A total of 675 goat sera from six different provinces in Hatay region were examined using agar gel immunodiffusion test… 
Review
1987
Review
1987
Pathogenesis of maedi-visna
In most cases, maedi-visna virus infection is characterised by a subclinical, persistent virus-carrier state. However, in heavily… 
Highly Cited
1985
Highly Cited
1985
cis- and trans-acting transcriptional regulation of visna virus.
Visna virus is a pathogenic lentivirus of sheep that is related to human T-cell lymphotropic virus type III (HTLV-III), the… 
1983
1983
Investigations of a flock heavily infected with maedi-visna virus
Following the discovery that a flock of sheep in England was infected with the virus of maedi-virus, several seropositive sheep… 
1982
1982
Comparison of serological tests used in three state veterinary laboratories to identify maedi-visna virus infection
Three immunoassays used in Dutch, Belgian and British state veterinary laboratories for the detection of antibodies to maedi… 
1979
1979
Pathogenesis of visna. IV. Spinal fluid studies.
Visna is a persistent retrovirus infection of sheep which produces a chronic progressive paralytic disease after an incubation… 
1978
1978
Resistance of visna virus to interferon.
Visna is a slow infection of sheep caused by a retrovirus. The persistence of virus despite the immune response of the host is… 
Highly Cited
1970
Highly Cited
1970
Ribonucleic Acid-Dependent Deoxyribonucleic Acid Polymerase in Visna Virus
A ribonucleic acid-dependent deoxyribonucleic acid polymerase was found in virions of visna virus. The enzyme product was… 
1967
1967
Complement-fixing antibodies in sera of sheep affected with visna and maedi.
Complement-fixing antibodies in sera of sheep infected with mædi and visna virus were demonstrated by using as antigen infected… 
1963
1963
Neutralization of visna virus by antisera from sheep.
Neutralizing titers of visna antisera measured in tissue culture were found to increase with the time and the temperature at… 
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