louping ill virus

louping ill virus
a tick-borne virus of the genus Flavivirus, transmitted by the tick Ixodes ricinus; it causes louping ill of sheep, and is transmissible to humans, in whom it may cause meningitis and encephalitis.

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  • Deer tick virus — Black and white microphotograph of Feulgen stained, intact tick salivary glands infected by deer tick virus. Hypotrophied salivary acinus filled with amorphous masses of pinkstaining (=Feulgen positive) material (arrows). Scale bar = 10 µm …   Wikipedia

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