A possible case of caprine-associated malignant catarrhal fever in a domestic water buffalo
BMC Veterinary Research, 2011 Background Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a fatal herpesvirus infection, affecting various wild and domestic ruminants all over the world. Water buffaloes were reported to be particularly susceptible for the ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) causing the ...
Dettwiler Martina +6 more
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Malignant catarrhal fever (Coryza gangraenosa bovum) [PDF]
Veterinarski Glasnik, 2008 Malignant catarrhal fever is a disease of cattle and other ruminants, which most often has a lethal outcome. The disease occurs sporadically and is very difficult to control.
Spasojević Filip +3 more
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Malignant Catarrhal Fever: Understanding Molecular Diagnostics in Context of Epidemiology [PDF]
International Journal of Molecular Sciences, 2011 Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a frequently fatal disease, primarily of ruminants, caused by a group of gammaherpesviruses. Due to complexities of pathogenesis and epidemiology in various species, which are either clinically-susceptible or reservoir ...
Cristina W Cunha, Naomi S Taus
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Malignant catarrhal fever in wild Swedish moose (Alces alces L)
Rangifer, 1989 Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) was diagnosed in two moose (Alces alces L) from the county of Uppland, Sweden. The animals showed an abnormal behaviour e.g. nervous signs as circling movements, nodding of the head and lack of awareness.
Ibrahim Yussuf Warame, Margareta Steen
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Detection and characterisation of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever infection from ruminants by using tegument and gB gene sequences of OvHV-2 [PDF]
Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, 2020 In this study, positive blood and organ samples were obtained from different mixed herds of sheep and cattle against ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2) infection.
Tuba Ç. Oğuzoğlu +4 more
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Economic Impact of Malignant Catarrhal Fever on Cattle Production in Lephalale Municipality, Limpopo Province, South Africa [PDF]
Veterinary SciencesMalignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a highly lethal viral disease of cattle that poses a persistent threat to livestock production in wildlife–livestock interface areas of Southern Africa.
Walter Shiba +3 more
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Field validation of clinical and laboratory diagnosis of wildebeest associated malignant catarrhal fever in cattle [PDF]
BMC Veterinary Research, 2019 Background Wildebeest associated malignant catarrhal fever (WA-MCF) is a fatal disease of cattle. Outbreaks are seasonal and associated with close interaction between cattle and calving wildebeest. In Kenya, WA-MCF has a dramatic effect on cattle-keepers
Sheillah Ayiela Orono +9 more
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MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER IN AMERICAN BISON (Bison bison) IN SLOVENIA
Slovenian Veterinary Research, 2015 Summary: Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a ubiquitous disease of cattle and other ruminants caused by ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) in Europe and other continents and alcelaphine herpesvirus-1(AlHV-1) in Africa.
Jože Starič +5 more
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Replacement of Glycoprotein B in Alcelaphine Herpesvirus 1 by Its Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Homolog : Implications in Vaccine Development for Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever [PDF]
mSphere, 2016 Vaccine development is a top priority in malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) research. In the case of sheep-associated MCF (SA-MCF) caused by ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), progress toward this objective has been hindered by the absence of methods to ...
Cristina W. Cunha +5 more
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Alcelaphine Herpesvirus-1 (Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus) in Wildebeest Placenta: Genetic Variation of ORF50 and A9.5 Alleles. [PDF]
PLoS ONE, 2015 Alcelaphine herpesvirus-1 (AlHV-1), a causative agent of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle, was detected in wildebeest (Connochaetes taurinus) placenta tissue for the first time.
Felix Lankester +10 more
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