Outbreaks of Bovine Epizootic Fever in Japan in 1966

Bovine epizootic encephalomyelitis caused by Akabane virus in southern Japan

BACKGROUND Akabane virus is a member of the genus Orthobunyavirus in the family Bunyaviridae. It is transmitted by hematophagous arthropod vectors such as Culicoides biting midges and is widely distributed in temperate to tropical regions of the world. The virus is well known as a teratogenic pathogen which causes abortions, stillbirths, premature births and congenital abnormalities with arthro...

Epidemiological Investigation of Bovine Ephemeral Fever Outbreaks in Israel

Outbreaks of bovine ephemeral fever (BEF) occurred in Israel in 1990, 1999, and 2004. The main patterns of BEF spread were similar in the 1990 and in 1999 epidemics, and the BEF virus was probably carried in vectors transported by air streams across the Rift Valley and the Red Sea. In the 2004 outbreak, the primary focus of the disease was the southern Mediterranean coastal plain and the diseas...

Diseases Caused by the Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Virus Serogroup Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease, Hemorrhagic Disease, Ibaraki Disease, Bovine Influenza, Bovine Epizootic Fever, Bluetongue-like Disease

Epizootic hemorrhagic disease is an important disease of cervids, especially white-tailed deer. The causative virus is widespread among wild cervids in North America, where white-tailed deer are endemic, and periodically causes serious epidemics in wild and/or captive populations. Sporadic clinical cases and outbreaks have also been reported in other cervids, cattle, bison, yaks and other anima...

Observations on the recent epizootic of bovine ephemeral fever in Saudi Arabia.

Observations of the epizootic of bovine ephemeral fever which occurred in Saudi Arabia during 1996 are presented. The investigations included the collection of epidemiological data from affected farms and the testing of sera for antibodies to the virus. The authors report a mean morbidity rate of 50% and a mean case fatality rate of 0.3%. Of the infected cattle, 4% were affected by recumbency, ...

Isolation of Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus in Iran