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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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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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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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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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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Bovine malignant catarrhal fever: case report [PDF]
Iraqi Journal of Veterinary Sciences, 2009 Clinical diagnosis of malignant catarrhal fever disease in cows depending on clinical signs and epidemiology in Thi-qar province during 2005-2008.
J. A. Khadi1 and R. Kadhem2
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