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U.S. Department of Agriculture

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  1. Fields of Study
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. viral diseases of animals and humans
  5. Retroviridae infections
  6. maedi-visna disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. infectious diseases and infestations
  3. infectious diseases
  4. viral diseases of animals and humans
  5. Retroviridae infections
  6. maedi-visna disease
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. goat diseases
  6. maedi-visna disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. goat diseases
  6. maedi-visna disease
  1. Fields of Study
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. sheep diseases
  6. maedi-visna disease
  1. Animals, Livestock, One Health
  2. animal and human health
  3. diseases and disorders (animals and humans)
  4. animal diseases
  5. sheep diseases
  6. maedi-visna disease

Preferred term

maedi-visna disease

Type

  • Topic

Definition

  • Information Demyelinating leukoencephalomyelitis of sheep and goats caused by the Visna-maedi virus. It is similiar to but not the same as scrapie.

    Source: NAL Thesaurus Staff

    Type: Concept definition

Broader concept

Related concepts

Synonyms

  • maedi visna disease
  • Ovine encephalomyelitis
  • ovine progressive pneumonia
  • visna maedi disease
  • visna-maedi disease

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URI

https://lod.nal.usda.gov/nalt/43352

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