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The Prevalence and Molecular Characterization of Bovine Leukemia Virus among Dairy Cattle in Henan Province, China.
Viruses - 31 Aug 2024
Zhao Yuxi, Zhu Xiaojie, Zhang Zhen, Chen Jianguo, Chen Yingyu, Hu Changmin, Chen Xi, Robertson Ian D, Guo Aizhen
Abstract excerpt
Enzootic bovine leukosis, a neoplastic disease caused by the bovine leukemia virus (BLV), was the primary cancer affecting cattle in China before 1985. Although its prevalence decreased significantly between 1986 and 2000, enzootic bovine leukosis has been re-emerging since 2000. This re-emergence has been largely overlooked, possibly due to the latent nature of BLV infection or the perceived lack of sufficient...
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