Small Ruminant Lentiviruses and Caseous Lymphadenitis

Holly J Neaton; Cindy Wolf

doi:10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.11.005

Small Ruminant Lentiviruses and Caseous Lymphadenitis

Vet Clin North Am Food Anim Pract. 2024 Nov 27:S0749-0720(24)00052-5. doi: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.11.005. Online ahead of print.

Authors

Holly J Neaton¹, Cindy Wolf²

Affiliations

¹ OPP Concerned Sheep Breeders Society, 11549 Highway 25 SW, Watertown, MN 55388, USA. Electronic address: hjneaton@gmail.com.
² Wolf Veterinary Services, PO Box 422, Rushford, MN 55971, USA.

PMID: 39609153
DOI: 10.1016/j.cvfa.2024.11.005

Abstract

Ovine progressive pneumonia and caprine arthritis encephalitis together are referred to as small ruminant lentiviruses (SRLVs). Along with caseous lymphadenitis (CL), SRLV are 2 of the so-called "iceberg diseases" of sheep and goats. In the case of SRLV, healthy tissue can be replaced with unproductive lymphoid tissue causing loss of milk, poor growth in lambs, swollen and painful joints, and shortened productive lives of infected animals. Understanding the characteristics of the SRLVs and the bacteria that causes CL and how to use the serologic tests available will help with prevention and eradication efforts.

Keywords: Caprine arthritis encephalitis (CAE); Caseous lymphadenitis (CL); Maedi-visna virus (MVV); Ovine progressive pneumonia (OPP); Small ruminant lentivirus (SRLV).

Publication types

Review