Abstract
Although louping ill affects mainly sheep, a 2011 outbreak in northern Spain occurred among goats. Histopathologic lesions and molecular genetics identified a new strain of louping ill virus, 94% identical to the strain from Britain. Surveillance is needed to minimize risk to domestic and wildlife species and humans.
Publication types
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Central Nervous System / pathology
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Central Nervous System / virology
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Disease Outbreaks
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Flavivirus / genetics*
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Goat Diseases / epidemiology
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Goat Diseases / virology*
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Goats
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Louping Ill / epidemiology
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Louping Ill / virology*
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Molecular Sequence Data
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Phylogeny
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Sequence Analysis, DNA
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Spain / epidemiology