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Epidemiology and genetic diversity of bovine leukemia virus.
Virology journal - 2 Nov 2017
Polat Meripet, Takeshima Shin-Nosuke, Aida Yoko
Abstract excerpt
Bovine leukemia virus (BLV), an oncogenic member of the Deltaretrovirus genus, is closely related to human T-cell leukemia virus (HTLV-I and II). BLV infects cattle worldwide and causes important economic losses. In this review, we provide a summary of available information about commonly used diagnostic approaches for the detection of BLV infection, including both serological and viral genome-based methods. We...
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