-transparent.png){kind=logo}
Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP) is a multi-systemic disease of sheep caused by a nononcogenic exogenous retrovirus belonging to the Lentiviridae subfamily. Characteristics of the disease are chronic lymphocytic pneumonitis, encephalitis, arthritis, mastitis and vasculitis associated with progressive wasting, dyspnea, lameness, indurated udder and, rarely, paralysis. Any one or all of the characteristics may be manifest. Transmission of the virus is predominantly through the colostrum to newborn lambs, however, transmission can occur by contact and in utero. Treatment of the disease is only symptomatic and prevention of infection is only by avoiding the virus.
Related Publications
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
March 1997,
The Veterinary clinics of North America. Food animal practice,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
November 2002,
DTW. Deutsche tierarztliche Wochenschrift,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
July 2001,
Journal of veterinary diagnostic investigation : official publication of the American Association of Veterinary Laboratory Diagnosticians, Inc,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
January 1974,
Progress in medical virology. Fortschritte der medizinischen Virusforschung. Progres en virologie medicale,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
November 1994,
Veterinary pathology,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
December 1970,
Zentralblatt fur Veterinarmedizin. Reihe B. Journal of veterinary medicine. Series B,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
January 1976,
Frontiers of biology,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
November 1984,
The Veterinary record,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
July 1979,
Canadian journal of comparative medicine : Revue canadienne de medecine comparee,
R C Cutlip, and
H D Lehmkuhl, and
M J Schmerr, and
K A Brogden
January 1975,
Research in veterinary science,
