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(medicine) the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms and their multiplication which can lead to tissue damage and disease
(phonetics) the alteration of a speech sound under the influence of a neighboring sound
the pathological state resulting from the invasion of the body by pathogenic microorganisms
(international law) illegality that taints or contaminates a ship or cargo rendering it liable to seizure
moral corruption or contamination; "ambitious men are led astray by an infection that is almost unavoidable"
an incident in which an infectious disease is transmitted (同)contagion, transmission

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Finlaison DS, King KR, Gabor M, Kirkland PD.SourceVirology Laboratory, Elizabeth Macarthur Agricultural Institute, New South Wales Department of Primary industries, Private Bag 4008, Narellan, NSW 2567, Australia. Electronic address: deborah.finlaison@dpi.nsw.gov.au.
Veterinary microbiology.Vet Microbiol.2012 Nov 9;160(1-2):245-50. doi: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2012.05.001. Epub 2012 May 15.
Bungowannah virus is a pestivirus identified from an outbreak of stillbirth and increased mortality in the first 3-4 weeks of life on a piggery in New South Wales, Australia in June 2003. The aims of this study were to determine if post-natal infection results in any clinical abnormalities and quant
PMID 22655974

Liu L, Larska M, Xia H, Uttenthal A, Polak MP, Ståhl K, Alenius S, Shan H, Yin H, Belák S.AbstractTO THE EDITOR: The article by Decaro et al. (1) described an outbreak of severe respiratory disease in calves in Italy caused by an atypical bovine pestivirus. This report confirms our concern that this group of viruses is probably widespread (2) and present on >3 continents. Moreover, it demonstrates that atypical bovine pestiviruses are capable of causing disease in calves in the field and a clinical picture consistent with most bovine viral diarrhea virus (BVDV) infections that occur naturally or experimentally (3,4).
Emerging infectious diseases.Emerg Infect Dis.2012 Nov;18(11):1917-8. doi: 10.3201/eid1811.111298.
TO THE EDITOR: The article by Decaro et al. (1) described an outbreak of severe respiratory disease in calves in Italy caused by an atypical bovine pestivirus. This report confirms our concern that this group of viruses is probably widespread (2) and present on >3 continents. Moreover, it demonst
PMID 23092604

Epidemiological Survey of Border Disease Virus among Sheep from Northern Districts of Japan

GIANGASPERO Massimo,IBATA Georgina,SAVINI Giovanni,OSAWA Takeshi,TATAMI Shingo,TAKAGI Eishu,MORIYA Hiroaki,OKURA Norimoto,KIMURA Atsushi,HARASAWA Ryô
Journal of Veterinary Medical Science advpub(0), 1107120577, 2011
… Although no diagnostic measures were performed, the infection did not appear to be associated with a reduction in ewe fertility nor with lamb mortality. …
NAID 130001032649

Evidence for Pestivirus Infection in Free-Living Japanese Serows, Capricornis crispus

HARASAWA Ryo,AOYAMA Fumio,GORYO Masanobu,OKADA Kosuke,NISHIMURA Takashi,MATSUBARA Kazuei,TSUJIMOTO Tsunenori,GIANGASPERO Massimo
Microbiology and immunology 50(10), 817-821, 2006-10-20
NAID 10020555009