A preliminary report on the isolation of bovine malignant catarrhal fever virus in Iran.

A preliminary report on the isolation of bovine malignant catarrhal fever virus in Iran

Malignant catarrhal fever in pastoral Maasai herds caused by wildebeest associated alcelaphine herpesvirus-1: An outbreak report

An outbreak of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), a fatal viral disease in indigenous Tanzanian shorthorn zebu in Ngorongoro district of Tanzania during the period of June 2004 has been described. The disease was diagnosed by clinical, post mortem findings and the virus was identified using molecular characterization study. The history and clinical features included pyrexia, cornel opacity, nasal...

Isolation of Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus in Iran

The Clinico Pathology of Malignant Catarrhal Fever Syndrome in Cattle in Iran

Isolation and Identification of Malignant Catarrhal Fever Virus in Cell Cultures

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a fatal disease syndrome responsible for mortality in domestic and wild ruminant species. MCF is caused by gammaherpesviruses – the ovine herpesvirus type 2 causing sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF) and alcelaphine herpesvirus type 1 known as wildebeest-associated MCF (WA-MCF). The present study described the cultural peculiarities of MCF vir...