title: Important mammalian veterinary viral immunodiseases and their control.
abstract: This paper offers an overview of important veterinary viral diseases of mammals stemming from aberrant immune response. Diseases reviewed comprise those due to lentiviruses of equine infectious anaemia, visna/maedi and caprine arthritis encephalitis and feline immunodeficiency. Diseases caused by viruses of feline infectious peritonitis, feline leukaemia, canine distemper and aquatic counterparts, Aleutian disease and malignant catarrhal fever. We also consider prospects of immunoprophylaxis for the diseases and briefly other control measures. It should be realised that the outlook for effective vaccines for many of the diseases is remote. This paper describes the current status of vaccine research and the difficulties encountered during their development.
authors.affiliation: Jas Biologicals Ltd, 12 Pembroke Avenue, Denny Industrial Estate, Waterbeach, Cambridge CB25 9QR, UK. jasltd@aol.com
authors.forename: J R
authors.initials: JR
authors.lastname: Patel
authors.forename: J G M
authors.initials: JG
authors.lastname: Heldens
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Bakonyi
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Rusvai
mesh_terms: D000820:Animal Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control*; D000818:Animals; D058751:Livestock / Q000821:virology; D008322:Mammals / Q000821:virology*; D057805:Pets / Q000821:virology; D014765:Viral Vaccines; D014777:Virus Diseases / Q000276:immunology / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000662:veterinary*
chemical_list: D014765:Viral Vaccines