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Mutations in Ovis aries TMEM154 are associated with lower small ruminant lentivirus proviral concentration in one sheep flock.
Animal genetics - 1 Aug 2014
Alshanbari F A, Mousel M R, Reynolds J O, Herrmann-Hoesing L M, Highland M A, Lewis G S, White S N
Abstract excerpt
Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV), also called ovine progressive pneumonia virus or maedi-visna, is present in 24% of US sheep. Like human immunodeficiency virus, SRLV is a macrophage-tropic lentivirus that causes lifelong infection. The production impacts from SRLV are due to a range of disease symptoms, including pneumonia, arthritis, mastitis, body condition wasting and encephalitis. There is no cure and no...
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