Retrovirus-induced disease in poultry

Poultry disease aspect in Iran

Inhibition of retrovirus-induced disease in mice by camptothecin.

We have previously shown that noncytotoxic doses of camptothecin (CPT), a topoisomerase I-specific antagonist, inhibit retrovirus replication in acutely and chronically infected cells. To evaluate the efficacy of CPT as an antiretroviral drug in vivo, we injected newborn BALB/c mice with Moloney murine leukemia virus and adult NFS mice with Friend spleen focus-forming virus. The Moloney murine ...

Evidence of jaagsiekte sheep retrovirus-induced pulmonary adenocarcinoma in Ouled Djellal breed sheep in Algeria

We report the occurrence of lung cancer in a six months old lamb of Ouled Djellal breed from Algeria. The main clinical sign was a considerable amount of whitish foamy fluid discharge from the nostrils when the animal head was lowered and the rear end was lifted. The post-mortem examination revealed the presence of enlarged, heavy and edematous lungs with diffuse or foci areas, reddish or white...

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Retrovirus Biology and Human Disease

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