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Experimental Visna in Icelandic Lambs

Acta Veterinaria Scandinavica volume 18, pages 122–128 (1977)Cite this article

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Icelandic lambs were inoculated intracerebrally with visna virus at 10 days of age and sacrificed 22–25 days after infection. Virus was isolated from all 5 inoculated animals, and pronounced periventricular lesions, typical of early visna, were seen in the 3 lambs with the most widespread infection. The response to the infection was very similar to that seen previously in adult Icelandic sheep.

In addition, 2 uninoculated lambs housed with the injected animals and sacrificed at the same time also became infected.

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Acknowledgments

For valuable technical assistance the authors are indebted to R. E. Lutley, B.Sc., örbrun Gudmundsdóttir, Adalheidur Gunnlaugsdóttir, Ragnhildur Jóhannesdóttir and Elsa Benediktsdóttir.

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  1. Institute for Experimental Pathology, University of Iceland, Keldur, Reykjavik, Iceland

    Páll A. Pálsson, Gudmundur Georgsson, Gudmundur Pétursson & Neal Nathanson

  2. Department of Epidemiology, School of Hygiene and Public Health, Johns Hopkins University, Baltimore, Maryland, USA

    Gudmundur Georgsson, Gudmundur Pétursson & Neal Nathanson

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Pálsson, P.A., Georgsson, G., Pétursson, G. et al. Experimental Visna in Icelandic Lambs. Acta Vet Scand 18, 122–128 (1977). https://doi.org/10.1186/BF03548472

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