Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Sardinia (Italy): A Case Report [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2022 Using a multidisciplinary approach, this report describes a clinical case of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) occurring in a calf, which shared the pasture with sheep on a farm located in the island of Sardinia (Italy).
Elisabetta Coradduzza +10 more
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Evidence for a Novel Gammaherpesvirus as the Putative Agent of Malignant Catarrhal Fever Disease in Roan Antelopes (Hippotragus equinus) [PDF]
Viruses, 2023 Upon the sudden death of two captive roan antelopes (Hippotragus equinus) that had suffered from clinical signs reminiscent of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in a German zoo, next generation sequencing of organ samples provided evidence of the presence ...
Franziska Karola Kaiser +8 more
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Malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in the Irkutsk Region [PDF]
Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a rare, under-explored lethal viral infection of cattle with gammaherpesvirus aetiological agents. Most often, the disease occurs on farms where cattle and sheep are kept together.
Zakharova Olga +5 more
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A Vaccine Targeting Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Glycoprotein B Protects against Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever [PDF]
Vaccines, 2022 Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a complex and often fatal disease of ungulates. Effective vaccines are needed to avoid MCF outbreaks and mitigate losses.
Cristina W. Cunha +7 more
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First detection of two novel malignant catarrhal fever-related gammaherpesviruses associated with sudden deaths of dorcas gazelles (Gazella Dorcas osiris) [PDF]
BMC Veterinary ResearchBackground Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a sporadic infectious disease of domesticated and non-domesticated ruminants including: cattle, sheep, bison, cervids, antelope and buffaloes, and is caused by gammaherpesviruses.
Magdalena Larska +6 more
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Molecular Tools to Identify and Characterize Malignant Catarrhal Fever Viruses (MCFV) of Ruminants and Captive Artiodactyla [PDF]
Viruses, 2022 The family Herpesviridae includes viruses identified in mammals, birds and reptiles. All herpesviruses share a similar structure, consisting of a large linear double-stranded DNA genome surrounded by a proteic icosahedral capsid further contained within ...
Laura Bianchessi +4 more
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Correction: The Economic Impact of Malignant Catarrhal Fever on Pastoralist Livelihoods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2019 [This corrects the article DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0116059.].
Felix Lankester +5 more
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Cross-Reactivity of Neutralizing Antibodies among Malignant Catarrhal Fever Viruses. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Some members of the gamma herpesvirus genus Macavirus are maintained in nature as subclinical infections in well-adapted ungulate hosts. Transmission of these viruses to poorly adapted hosts, such as American bison and cattle, can result in the ...
Naomi S Taus +4 more
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The economic impact of malignant catarrhal fever on pastoralist livelihoods. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 This study is the first to partially quantify the potential economic benefits that a vaccine, effective at protecting cattle against malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), could accrue to pastoralists living in East Africa.
Felix Lankester +5 more
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Field Observations and Genetic Characterization of Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Egypt, 2018 [PDF]
Veterinary Sciences, 2020 Ovine gammaherpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) causes a lethal disease in cattle and some wild ruminants called malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), which affects the epithelial and lymphoid tissues of the respiratory and digestive tracts and has an important impact on ...
Sahar Abd El Rahman +5 more
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