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louping ill an acute encephalomyelitis affecting mostly sheep and red grouse (Lagopus scoticus), but occasionally other domestic animals and humans, caused by a flavivirus and transmitted by Ixodes ricinus. Clinically it is notable as a syndrome of fever, a peculiar bounding (louping) gait, paralysis and convulsions. Viruses that are closely related to louping-ill virus, and that cause very similar disease but in different regions of the world, include Russian spring-summer encephalitis virus, Turkish sheep encephalitis virus, Spanish sheep encephalitis virus and Greek goat encephalomyelitis. Called also ovine encephalomyelitis. 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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However, 2 other tickborne viruses, genetically related to TBEV, could not be formally excluded: Louping ill virus and Spanish sheep encephalitis virus. 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 |
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