A collaboration between scientists in Scotland and The Netherlands has found that a lack of 'social distancing' between sheep is almost exclusively responsible for the spread of the virus that causes the chronic viral disease maedi-visna. (ed.ac.uk)
Maedi-visna (MV) is an insidious, incurable and eventually fatal viral disease in sheep. (ed.ac.uk)
Maedi-visna (MV), visna/maedi or ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) is a chronic viral disease of sheep and goats with worldwide prevalence. (cabi.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)
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)
The mammary-gland infections were caused by a virus called Maedi Visna. (bioedonline.org)
and maedi-visna in North America and Europe, respectively. (merckvetmanual.com)
Study1
In the VisNA Lab, we study the psychological and neural basis of aesthetic experiences, such as when a person is aesthetically "moved" by visual art, poetry, architecture, music, or natural landscapes. (mpg.de)
Institute1
Visna studies via External degree program of Kelaniya University while following her CBF at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. (wikipedia.org)
Sheep1
The term is often applied specifically to influenza , as that is the best-known example, but the process is also known to occur with other viruses, such as visna virus in sheep. (wikipedia.org)
Program1
Visna studies via External degree program of Kelaniya University while following her CBF at Institute of Bankers of Sri Lanka. (wikipedia.org)