Seroprevalence and haemato-biochemical effects of bovine leucosis in buffalo, Punjab, Pakistan
Enzootic bovine leucosis is caused by bovine leukaemia virus (BLV), a Deltaretrovirus belonging to the family Retroviridae. BLV causes huge economic losses to the dairy industry in the form of decreased milk production, premature culling, and poor ...
A Rahman +12 more
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The current method to protect cattle against East Coast Fever (ECF) involves the use of live Theileria parva sporozoites. Although this provides immunity, using live parasites has many disadvantages, such as contributing to the spread of ECF.
Leah Whittle +4 more
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Le virus de la leucémie bovine et l’homéostasie du compartiment lymphocytaire périphérique [PDF]
Bovine leukaemia virus and peripheral blood lymphocytes homeostasis. Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is the etiological agent of a lymphoproliferative disease in cattle.
Luc Willems +2 more
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Quantifying the enzootic leukosis virus threat: how prevalent is the natural infection in Crioulo Lageano cattle in southern Brazil? [PDF]
Enzootic Bovine Leukosis (EBL), is infectious disease affecting especially older animals, although animals of all ages can be infected with the Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV).
G. V. Fonteque +10 more
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Detection of minority variants within bovine respiratory syncytial virus populations using oligonucleotide-based microarrays [PDF]
Microarray technology, originally developed for highly parallel examination of gene expression is regarded as a potential tool in prognosis and diagnosis.
Leberre, Véronique +5 more
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Background Human T-cell leukaemia virus (HTLV-1) and bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) entry into cells is mediated by envelope glycoprotein catalyzed membrane fusion and is achieved by folding of the transmembrane glycoprotein (TM) from a rod-like pre ...
van Aalten Daan MF +3 more
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HTLV-1 contains a high CG dinucleotide content and is susceptible to the host antiviral protein ZAP
Background Human T cell leukaemia virus type 1 (HTLV-1) is a retrovirus associated with human diseases such as adult T-cell leukaemia/lymphoma and HTLV-1 associated myelopathy/tropical spastic paraparesis.
Paola Miyazato +8 more
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Suitability of vaccinia virus and bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) for determining activities of three commonly-used alcohol-based hand rubs against enveloped viruses [PDF]
Background A procedure for including activity against enveloped viruses in the post-contamination treatment of hands has been recommended, but so far no European standard is available to implement it.
Jochen Steinmann +8 more
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Comparison of agar gel immunodiffusion test, enzyme-linked immunosorbent assay and PCR in diagnostics of enzootic bovine leukosis [PDF]
Bovine leukaemia virus (BLV) is a retrovirus that induces a chronic infection in cattle. Once infected, cattle remain virus carriers for life and start to show an antibody response within a few weeks after infection.
Malovrh Tadej +3 more
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The hazard analysis critical control point (HACCP) programme was developed to address food safety issues and has been mandatory in all cattle harvest plants since January 2000.
Pence, Mel, Cole, Dana, Thomson, John U.
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