Visna-maedi virus from the genus Lentivirus and subfamily Orthoretrovirinae, is a retrovirus that causes encephalitis and chronic pneumonitis in sheep.
Maedi-visna is an Icelandic name that describes two of the clinical syndromes recognised in MV virus (MVV)-infected sheep. 'Maedi' means 'laboured breathing ...
Maedi-visna is a slow virus infection of sheep leading to a progressing lymphoproliferative disease which is invariably fatal. It affects multiple organs, ...
Visna-maedi virus (VMV) is a small ruminant lentivirus in the genus Lentivirus of the family Retroviridae. It causes a persistent infection of sheep and goats ...
May 21, 2018 · Maedi-Visna virus (MVV) and caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus are commonly known as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs) due to their genetic, structural, ...
Maedi Visna (MV) is a highly infectious viral disease affecting goats and sheep. It is mainly transmitted through the ingestion of milk from a virus.
An RNA virus in the lentivirus group of the Retroviridae family causes ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP), or maedi/visna. Maedi refers to the progressive ...
May 20, 2015 · Maedi-visna and caprine arthritis and encephalitis are economically important viral diseases that affect sheep and goats. These diseases are ...
May 21, 2018 · Maedi-Visna (MV) is a sheep disease characterized by respiratory (Maedi, determined by interstitial pneumonia) and nervous (Visna, progressive ...
May 30, 2024 · Maedi-visna virus (MVV) is a lentivirus that infects monocyte/macrophage lineage cells in sheep, goats, and wild ruminants and causes pneumonia, ...