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Infected animals become permanent carriers.
 
Infected animals become permanent carriers.
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===Persistent Lumphocytosis===
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===Persistent Lymphocytosis===
 
Persistent lymphocytosis is defined by an increase in total lymphocyte count by 3 times the normal standard deviation above normal, persisting for at least three months with no clinical signs of neoplastic lesions. This is thought to represent 1/3 of all BLV infected cattle.
 
Persistent lymphocytosis is defined by an increase in total lymphocyte count by 3 times the normal standard deviation above normal, persisting for at least three months with no clinical signs of neoplastic lesions. This is thought to represent 1/3 of all BLV infected cattle.
      
=Diagnosis=
 
=Diagnosis=
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