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louping ill [′lüp·iŋ ‚il] (veterinary medicine) A virus disease of sheep, similar to encephalomyelitis, transmitted by the tickIxodes racinus. Also known as ovine encephalomyelitis; trembling ill. How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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A related flavivirus has been isolated in Norway from sheep; it was subsequently analyzed as louping ill virus (LIV), not TBEV (3). The only zoonotic arboviruses isolated from field material in the United Kingdom are the flavivirus Louping ill virus (LIV) (4) and the bunyavirus Uukuniemi virus (5). Disseminated staphylococcal infections that occur with tickborne fever kill [approximately equal to] 2% of field-raised sheep in the United Kingdom (20); louping ill, a tickborne viral encephalitis of goats is self-limited unless it occurs in conjunction with tickborne fever, when it is often fatal (20); bacterial and fungal secondary infections are more frequent in A. |
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