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.
Synonyms: CAEV, Arthritis-Encephalitis Virus, Caprine, Arthritis Encephalitis Viruses, Caprine, Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus, Arthritis-Encephalitis Viruses, Caprine, txid11660, Viruses, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis, Virus, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis, Caprine Arthritis Encephalitis Viruses, Arthritis Encephalitis Virus, Caprine, Caprine Arthritis-Encephalitis Viruses, Caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus
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use ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, CAPRINE to search CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS 1991-93 ,94; was CAPRINE ARTHRITIS-ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS 1991-93 ,infection: coord IM with LENTIVIRUS INFECTIONS (IM)
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