Animal diseases caused by retroviruses: enzootic bovine leukosis, equine infectious anaemia and caprine arthritis-encephalitis.
This article presents the essential features of three retroviral infections of animals: enzootic bovine leukosis, equine infectious anaemia and caprine arthritis-encephalitis. A unique feature of these diseases is persistent infection, maintained throughout the life of the host animal by the presence of a provirus integrated into the cells of the host, thereby making an infected animal a continuous source of the pathogen. Information currently available on the epidemiology and detection of these diseases is sufficient to institute effective disease control measures.
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Ecole Nationale Vétérinaire d'Alfort, Maisons-Alfort, France.
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D000818:Animals; D016088:Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine; D002417:Cattle; D016583:Enzootic Bovine Leukosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D004859:Equine Infectious Anemia / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control; D006041:Goats; D006736:Horses; D016180:Lentivirus Infections / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000517:prevention & control / Q000662:veterinary*