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In 1871, the observation of yellowish nodules in the enlarged spleen of a cow was considered to be the first reported case of bovine leukemia. The etiological agent of this lymphoproliferative disease, bovine leukemia virus (BLV), belongs to the ...
Burny Arsène +12 more
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Sero-prevalence of bovine Leukemia virus in cattle from Caquetá state, Colombia
Bovine Leukemia Virus (BLV) is the agent of enzootic bovine leukosis (EBL), this disease is a neoplasm of lymphatic tissue in bovine species. The aim of this article was determinate the prevalence of bovine leukemia virus in dual-purpose cattle from ...
Pablo Andrés Motta-Delgado +7 more
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Conference highlights of the 15th international conference on human retrovirology: HTLV and related retroviruses, 4-8 june 2011, Leuven, Gembloux, Belgium [PDF]
The June 2011 15th International Conference on Human Retrovirology: HTLV and Related Viruses marks approximately 30 years since the discovery of HTLV-1.
Charles RM Bangham +6 more
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To study the spread of infection caused by the bovine leukemia virus in farms of the Republic of Dagestan.PCR diagnostics of 212 cattle blood samples collected in farms of the Kizlyarsky, Kumtorkalinsky and Tabasaransky districts was performed for the ...
D. A. Baboshko +7 more
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A DNA vaccination trial was performed on sheep to determine whether vaccination with bovine leukemia virus (BLV) transactivator Tax DNA is effective against BLV infection. Immunization was carried out with cationic liposomes containing the Tax-expressing plasmid DNA and subsequently all sheep were challenged with BLV.
Tatsufumi, Usui +6 more
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Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) is a deltaretrovirus infecting bovine B cells and causing enzootic bovine leucosis (EBL). The long terminal repeat (LTR) plays an indispensable role in viral gene expression. The BLV Tax protein acts as the main transactivator
Aneta Pluta +3 more
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Effect of BLV Infection on the Immune Function of Polymorphonuclear Neutrophil in Dairy Cows
Enzootic bovine leukemia is a late-onset, neoplastic infection caused by the bovine leukemia virus (BLV). BLV infection hinders the function of the immune system and induces other diseases, which negatively affects the performance and health of the ...
Guanxin Lv +9 more
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Enzootic bovine leukosis is a contagious disease of cattle caused by the retrovirus, bovine leukemia virus (BLV) and is the most common cause of malignant neoplasm in cattle.
Ronald J. Erskine +5 more
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BLV-CoCoMo-qPCR: a useful tool for evaluating bovine leukemia virus infection status [PDF]
AbstractBackgroundBovine leukemia virus (BLV) is associated with enzootic bovine leukosis, which is the most common neoplastic disease of cattle. BLV infects cattle worldwide, imposing a severe economic impact on the dairy cattle industry. Recently, we developed a new quantitative real-time polymerase chain reaction (PCR) method using Coordination of ...
Jimba Mayuko +8 more
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Silent pressure: Unveiling spinal lymphoma in horses and its parallels to other species
Summary Though the nervous system is an uncommon location for lymphoma, the disease should remain a differential diagnosis in some cases of ataxia in equids. Diagnosis of lymphoma can be challenging, although a combination of cytology, histopathology and immunophenotyping can aid in definitive diagnosis and therefore more accurately guide treatment and
H. E. Taylor, D. Luethy
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