Diseases

Enzootic Bovine Leukosis

A lymphoid neoplastic disease in cattle caused by the bovine leukemia virus. Enzootic bovine leukosis may take the form of lymphosarcoma, malignant lymphoma, or leukemia but the presence of malignant cells in the blood is not a consistent finding.

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Abstract

A lymphoid neoplastic disease in cattle caused by the bovine leukemia virus. Enzootic bovine leukosis may take the form of lymphosarcoma, malignant lymphoma, or leukemia but the presence of malignant cells in the blood is not a consistent finding.

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21 entry terms
  • Bovine Leukosis
  • Leukosis, Bovine
  • Bovine Leukoses
  • Bovine Leukoses, Enzootic
  • Bovine Leukosis, Enzootic
  • Enzootic Bovine Leukoses
  • Leukoses, Bovine
  • Leukoses, Enzootic Bovine
  • Leukosis, Enzootic Bovine
  • Bovine Leukemia
  • Bovine Lymphoma
  • Bovine Lymphosarcoma
  • Leukemia, Bovine
  • Lymphoma, Bovine
  • Lymphosarcoma, Bovine
  • Bovine Leukemias
  • Bovine Lymphomas
  • Bovine Lymphosarcomas
  • Leukemias, Bovine
  • Lymphomas, Bovine
  • Lymphosarcomas, Bovine

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33 allowable subheadings

Indexed with the subheadings blood, cerebrospinal fluid, chemically induced, classification, complications, congenital, diagnosis, diagnostic imaging, diet therapy, drug therapy, economics, embryology, enzymology, epidemiology, etiology, genetics, history, immunology, metabolism, microbiology, mortality, nursing, parasitology, pathology, physiopathology, prevention & control, psychology, radiotherapy, surgery, therapy, transmission, urine, virology.

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Indexing Annotation

a specific dis caused by BOVINE LEUKEMIA VIRUS (see LEUKEMIA VIRUS, BOVINE): do not confuse with the general group BLV INFECTIONS see DELTARETROVIRUS INFECTIONS; don't forget also CATTLE (NIM) & check tag ANIMALS

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Previous Indexing

  • Cattle Diseases (1966-1991)
  • Leukemia/veterinary (1966-1991)

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References

  1. National Library of Medicine. Enzootic Bovine Leukosis. Medical Subject Headings (MeSH). 2026. Unique ID D016583. http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/2026/D016583
  2. Enzootic Bovine Leukosis. In: Wikidata. https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q1346134