Maedi-Visna and Related Diseases (Developments in Veterinary

Maedi-Visna and Related Diseases (Developments in Veterinary Virology, 10)
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G. Petursson and Rikke Hoff-J0rgensen The concept of slow viral infections was first put forward in 1954 by Dr. Bjorn Sigurdsson, an Icelandic physician who had been studying some sheep diseases which were introduced into Iceland with the importation of a foreign breed of sheep in 1933. Sigurdsson's main criteria for defining slow infecÂ tions were a very long initial period without clinical signs lasting months or even years following infection and a rather regular protracted, progresÂ sive course, once clinical symptoms had appeared, usually ending in serious disease or death. Sigurdsson included in this list of slow infections maedi -visna, infectious adenomatosis of sheep, scrapie in sheep, Bittner's mamÂ mary carcinoma and Gross' leukemia in mice. All of these diseases, except scrapie, are caused by retroviruses. The characteristics of slow infections as described above are of pracÂ tical importance for epidemiology, diagnosis and control of these diseases. For many years the slow infections remained primarily a veterinary problem, mainly affecting sheep and goats in certain countries. In recent years, howÂ ever, the human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) causing acquired immunodeficiÂ ency syndrome (AIDS), has suddenly appeared in many countries of the world and brought the slow infection concept forcefully to the attention of the medical profession. The disease problems and the economic effects of slow infections of sheep and goats are increasingly recognized in various counÂ tries. For the reasons stated above we feel that this book should be useful for veterinarians and physicians alike.
Country USA
Brand Springer
Manufacturer Springer
Binding Hardcover
ItemPartNumber Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate 1989-10-31
UnitCount 1
EANs 9780792304814

Country	USA
Brand	Springer
Manufacturer	Springer
Binding	Hardcover
ItemPartNumber	Refer to Sapnet.
ReleaseDate	1989-10-31
UnitCount	1
EANs	9780792304814

Maedi-Visna and Related Diseases (Developments in Veterinary Virology, 10)

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