Detection of ovine herpesvirus-2 in clinical cases of sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever in balinese cattle and apparently healthy sheep in East Nusa Tenggara

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a disease causing fatal outcome in cattle and generates economic losses worldwide. This study aims to detect the cause of Balinese showing clinical signs such as high fever, serous ocular mucopurulent nasal discharges, enlargement pre-scapularis pre-femoralis lymphnodes. These were previously housed 50 meters away from flock sheep which brought Sabu Island 3 months earlier. Samples including blood, ocular, nasal, vaginal swabs collected 22 sheep, 30 goats, 33 clinically healthy (22 11 Ongole cattle), infected cattle. processed tested using A nested polymerase chain reaction (PCR) test. Results showed t hat 12 out positive MCF, suggesting potential spread No goats that indicate these animals are less susceptible Ovine Herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) infection compared The finding 5 samples shows sub-clinical OvHV-2.