A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus ovine-caprine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, OVINE-CAPRINE), that can cause chronic pneumonia (maedi), mastitis, arthritis, and encephalomyelitis (visna) in sheep. Maedi is a progressive pneumonia of sheep which is similar to but not the same as jaagsiekte (PULMONARY ADENOMATOSIS, OVINE). Visna is a demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep which is similar to but not the same as SCRAPIE.

Annotation

infection = VISNA or MAEDI see PNEUMONIA, PROGRESSIVE INTERSTITIAL, OF SHEEP

DUI

D014790 MeSH Browser

CUI

M0022775

Previous indexing

Pulmonary Adenomatosis, Ovine (1968-1972); Scrapie (1968-1972)

History note

94; was VISNA VIRUS 1991-93; was VISNA-MAEDI VIRUSES 1975-90 (see under RNA VIRUSES 1975-77); VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS was see VISNA VIRUS 1991-93

Online note

use VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS to search VISNA VIRUS 1991-93 & VISNA-MAEDI VIRUSES 1978-90

Public note

94; was VISNA VIRUS 1991-93; was VISNA-MAEDI VIRUSES 1975-90 (see under RNA VIRUSES 1975-77); VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS was see VISNA VIRUS 1991-93