Detection of PrPSc in lung and mammary gland is favored by the presence of Visna/maedi virus lesions in naturally coinfected sheep | Veterinary Research, a journal on Animal Infection

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Table I.

Number of sheep and mean age in each group. Percentage of animals in brackets.

Group	Sc¹−/VM²−	Sc−/VM+	Sc+/VM−	Sc+/VM+		Total
Group	Sc¹−/VM²−	Sc−/VM+	Sc+/VM−	With VMV-associated LFH	Without VMV-associated LFH	Total
n	10 (10.9)	26 (28.6)	30 (33.0)	14 (15.4)	11 (12.1)	91 (100)
Mean age (years)	8.50	7.46	4.23	5	5.18	5.85

Sc: scrapie.

VM: Visna/maedi, Sc+/VM+ group was divided into two groups depending on the presence of lymphoid follicle hyperplasia (LFH) associated to VM infection in the lung or mammary gland.