Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus
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(unranked): Virus
Realm: Riboviria
Kingdom: Pararnavirae
Phylum: Artverviricota
Class: Revtraviricetes
Order: Ortervirales
Family: Retroviridae
Genus: Lentivirus
Species:
Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus

Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus (CAEV) is a retrovirus which infects goats and cross-reacts immunologically with HIV,[1] due to being from the same family of viruses.[medical citation needed] CAEV cannot be transmitted to humans, including through the consumption of milk from an infected goat.[2] There is no evidence that CAEV can cure HIV in humans.[3]

CAEV is commonly transferred within the goat species by ingestion of colostrum or milk from an infected goat, and to a lesser extent, cross-species CAEV transfer by sheep is possible.[2][4]

  1. ^ Tesoro-Cruz E, Hernández-González R, Kretschmer-Schmid R, Aguilar-Setién A (2003). "Cross-reactivity between caprine arthritis-encephalitis virus and type 1 human immunodeficiency virus". Arch. Med. Res. 34 (5): 362–6. doi:10.1016/j.arcmed.2003.08.001. PMID 14602501.
  2. ^ a b "APHIS info sheet: Caprine arthritis encephalitis virus" (PDF). United States Department of Agriculture • Animal and Plant Health Inspection Service. May 2008. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2016-03-04. Retrieved 2017-03-12.
  3. ^ "Charlie Sheen Blasts Doctor Who Claims to Have Cured Him of HIV and Even Injected Himself with Star's Blood". PEOPLE.com. Retrieved 2016-02-27.
  4. ^ "Caprine Arthritis and Encephalitis" (PDF). colostate.edu. March 2007. Archived from the original (PDF) on 26 March 2018. Retrieved 5 November 2022.