• Detection of antibodies to ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) virus in ovine, and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus in caprine by competitive ELISA. (tamu.edu)
  • Historically, they were named after the animal species affected, which included caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus of goats and ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP)/maedi-visna of sheep. (wsu.edu)
  • Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) , or maedi-visna, is a chronic disease of sheep due to lentiviruses (enveloped, single-stranded RNA viruses in the family Retroviridae). (msdvetmanual.com)
  • The condition is sometimes known as ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP), particularly in the United States, or Montana sheep disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maedi Visna virus is also referred to as ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP). (wikipedia.org)
  • Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are members of the Retrovirus family comprising the closely related Visna/Maedi Virus (VMV) and the Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus (CAEV), which infect sheep and goats. (mdpi.com)
  • Therefore, the ovine and caprine lentiviruses are commonly referred to as small ruminant lentiviruses. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • Small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLV) are a group of closely related viruses that can cause chronic disease, including pneumonia, arthritis, encephalitis and mastitis, in multiple organ systems. (wsu.edu)
  • What are the major means of spread of small ruminant lentiviruses? (wsu.edu)
  • Although the lentiviruses have varying virulence among genetically distinct isolates and were previously thought to be distinct enough to infect either sheep or goats, they are now collectively referred to as the small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs). (msdvetmanual.com)
  • Small ruminant lentiviruses persist in lymphocytes, monocytes, and macrophages of infected sheep, evading elimination by the immune system. (msdvetmanual.com)
  • Visna Maedi virus (VMV) belongs to the small ruminant lentivirus group (SRLV). (wikipedia.org)
  • Infection by VMV and CAEV can lead to Visna/Maedi (VM) and Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis (CAE) respectively, slow progressive inflammatory diseases primarily affecting the lungs, nervous system, joints and mammary glands. (mdpi.com)
  • Caprine arthritis and encephalitis (CAE) is a persistent lentiviral infection of goats. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • Caprine arthritis and encephalitis virus (CAEV) infection is manifested clinically as polysynovitis-arthritis in adult goats and less commonly as leukoencephalomyelitis (progressive weakness, ataxia, proprioceptive deficits) in kids. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus is an enveloped, single-stranded RNA lentivirus in the family Retroviridae. (merckvetmanual.com)
  • A BETARETROVIRUS that causes pulmonary adenomatosis in sheep ( PULMONARY ADENOMATOSIS, OVINE ). (lookformedical.com)
  • Visna-maedi virus (also known as Visna virus, Maedi-visna virus and Ovine lentivirus) from the genus Lentivirus and subfamily Orthoretrovirinae, is a retrovirus that causes encephalitis and chronic pneumonitis in sheep. (wikipedia.org)
  • This causal lentivirus can be found in monocytes, lymphocytes and macrophages of infected sheep in the presence of humoral and cell mediated immune response and can also be detected by conducting several serological tests. (wikipedia.org)
  • Neogen offers veterinary diagnostics proficient in virus detection within bovine, ovine, and swine applications. (neogen.com)
  • Neogen is a certified BioTracking laboratory offering the BioPRYN early-stage bovine, ovine, and swine detection pregnancy veterinary diagnostic assay service for beef and dairy cattle producers. (neogen.com)
  • With a variety of diagnostics available for bovine, ovine, and swine, Neogen has the veterinary applications necessary to conduct a wide-range of assays for your animals. (neogen.com)
  • First described in 1954 by Bjorn Sigurdsson in Iceland, Maedi-visna virus was the first lentivirus to be isolated and characterized, accomplished in 1957 by Sigurdsson. (wikipedia.org)
  • Seroprevalence of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus in goats in the Cariri region, Paraiba state, Brazil. (ac.ir)
  • Small ruminant lentiviruses: immunopathogenesis of visna-maedi and caprine arthritis and encephalitis virus. (ac.ir)
  • Deoxyuracil triphosphate nucleotide (dUTP) pyrophosphatase (dUTPase, DU) is an enzyme of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus (CAEV) that minimizes incorporation of dUTP into the DNA. (ac.ir)
  • Detection of antibodies to ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) virus in ovine, and caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE) virus in caprine by competitive ELISA. (tamu.edu)
  • The condition is sometimes known as ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP), particularly in the United States, or Montana sheep disease. (wikipedia.org)
  • Maedi Visna virus is also referred to as ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP). (wikipedia.org)
  • Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infections of sheep are influenced by genetics on both the host and pathogen sides. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Genetic variation in the ovine transmembrane 154 ( TMEM154 ) gene associates with infection susceptibility, and distinct SRLV genetic subgroups infect sheep in association with their TMEM154 diplotypes. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV) infection causes losses in the small ruminant industry due to reduced animal production and increased replacement rates. (biomedcentral.com)
  • Characterization of caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus: a retrovirus of goats. (ac.ir)
  • This causal lentivirus can be found in monocytes, lymphocytes and macrophages of infected sheep in the presence of humoral and cell mediated immune response and can also be detected by conducting several serological tests. (wikipedia.org)
  • A polytropic caprine arthritis encephalitis virus promoter isolated from multiple tissues from a sheep with multisystemic lentivirus-associated inflammatory disease. (ac.ir)
  • First described in 1954 by Bjorn Sigurdsson in Iceland, Maedi-visna virus was the first lentivirus to be isolated and characterized, accomplished in 1957 by Sigurdsson. (wikipedia.org)
  • Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus relies partly on its ability to escape from innate immunity to cause persistent infections. (ac.ir)
  • The Vif protein of caprine arthritis encephalitis virus inhibits interferon production. (ac.ir)
  • Subgénero de LENTIVIRUS que comprende virus que producen enfermedad multiorgánica, con largos períodos de incubación, en las ovejas y cabras. (bvsalud.org)