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Descriptor English:
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Visna-maedi virus
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Descriptor Spanish:
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virus de visna-maedi
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Descriptor Portuguese:
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Vírus Visna-Maedi
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Synonyms English:
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Maedi Virus
Maedi Viruses
Maedi Visna Virus
Maedi-Visna Virus
Visna Maedi Virus
Visna Virus
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Tree Number:
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B04.820.650.589.600.900
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Definition English:
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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. |
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Indexing Annotation English:
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infection = VISNA or MAEDI see PNEUMONIA, PROGRESSIVE INTERSTITIAL, OF SHEEP
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History Note English:
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94; was VISNA VIRUS 1991-93; was VISNA-MAEDI VIRUSES 1975-90 (see under RNA VIRUSES 1975-77); VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS was see VISNA VIRUS 1991-93
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Allowable Qualifiers English:
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Record Number:
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29293
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Unique Identifier:
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D014790
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