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MeSH Heading: Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine
Tree Number(s): B04.820.650.589.600.070
Unique ID: D016088
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D016088
Annotation: infection: coord IM with LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
Scope Note: A species of LENTIVIRUS, subgenus ovine-caprine lentiviruses (LENTIVIRUSES, OVINE-CAPRINE), closely related to VISNA-MAEDI VIRUS and causing acute encephalomyelitis; chronic arthritis; PNEUMONIA; MASTITIS; and GLOMERULONEPHRITIS in goats. It is transmitted mainly in the colostrum and milk.
Entry Version: ARTHRITIS ENCEPH VIRUS CAPRINE
Entry Term(s): Arthritis-Encephalitis Viruses, Caprine; CAEV; Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Viruses; Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus; Virus, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis; Viruses, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis
Previous Indexing: Retroviridae (1983-1990); Visna Virus (1983-1990)
Public MeSH Note: 94; was CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS 1991-93
Online Note: use ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CAPRINE to search CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS 1991-93
History Note: 94; was CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS 1991-93
Date Established: 1991/01/01
Date of Entry: 1990/06/07
Revision Date: 2020/08/13

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immunology (IM)

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metabolism (ME)

pathogenicity (PY)

physiology (PH)

radiation effects (RE)

ultrastructure (UL)

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