The goal of this study was to investigate whether administration of interleukin-2 (IL-2) would improve the outcome of cows with malignant catarrhal fever (MCF). The study population consisted of ten healthy control cows and 22 cows with MCF. Nineteen cows with MCF and all of the controls were...
Author(s)
Braun, U.; Hässig, M.; Previtali, M.; Franchini, M.; Vögtlin, A.; Storset, A. K.; Ackermann, M.
Publisher
Gesellschaft Schweizer Tierärztinnen und Tierärzte GST, Bern, Switzerland
Citation
SAT, Schweizer Archiv für Tierheilkunde, 2015, 157, 1, pp 31-38
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a severe, systemic, lymphoproliferative disease affecting domestic ruminants, caused by a group of MCF viruses in the genus Macavirus. Infection of cattle and bison with ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV2) is economically significant in North America. Sheep are the...
Author(s)
Milliron, S. M.; Stranahan, L. W.; Rivera-Velez, A. G.; Nagy, D. W.; Pesavento, P. A.; Rech, R. R.
Publisher
Sage Publications, Thousand Oaks, USA
Citation
Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 2022, 34, 5, pp 905-908
The bovine respiratory disease (BRD) complex is a multietiological and multifactorial disease associated with a wide range of viral and bacterial pathogens. This study evaluated the contribution of specific infectious disease agents in the development of BRD in cattle from Brazil and determined if...
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Oliveira, T. E. S.; Scuisato, G. S.; Pelaquim, I. F.; Cunha, C. W.; Cunha, L. S.; Pretto-Giordano, L. G.; Flores, E. F.; Lisbôa, J. A. N.; Alfieri, A. A.; Saut, J. P. E.; Cunha, P. H. J. da; Headley, S. A.
Publisher
Frontiers Media S.A., Lausanne, Switzerland
Citation
Frontiers in Veterinary Science, 2021, 7, July,
We report a case of malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in a mixed herd (ovine/bovine). The case occurred in the Basque Country (north of Spain) in April 2021. The infection was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction in a calf that had developed signs consistent with the 'head and eye' form of the...
Author(s)
Iván, M.; María, P.; Gorka, A.; Pere, O.; Javier, D. F.
Publisher
Wiley, Chichester, UK
Citation
Veterinary Record Case Reports, 2022, 10, 4,
Bovine gammaherpesvirus 6 (BoGHV6), formerly known as bovine lymphotropic virus, is a member of the Macavirus genus, subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae, family Herpesviridae, that was initially associated with proliferative diseases in cattle. While the Macavirus genus contains agents, including...
Author(s)
Headley, S. A.; Fritzen, J. T. T.; Bon, V. R.; Xavier, A. A. C.; Agnol, A. M. D.; Zucoloto, N. Z.; Silva, F. H. P.; Figueiredo, J. R. X.; Alfieri, A. F.; Okano, W.; Alfieri, A. A.
Publisher
Elsevier Ltd, Oxford, UK
Citation
Microbial Pathogenesis, 2022, 169,
Members of Artiodactyla can contract the infectious disease Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), which has a wide range of symptoms. Ten known viruses contribute to the disease, the two most significant ones being Ovine gamma herpes virus 2 (OvHV-2) and Alcelaphine gamma herpes virus 1 (AIHV-1). In the ...
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Shyamsundar, K. A.; Rathnamma, D.; Chandranaik, B. M.; Shivashankar, B. P.; Sharada, R.; Isloor, S.; Suresh, K. P.; Patil, S. S.
Publisher
JEBAS, Didwana, India
Citation
Journal of Experimental Biology and Agricultural Sciences, 2023, 11, 1, pp 16-23
Gammaherpesviruses (γHVs) include viruses that can induce lymphoproliferative diseases and tumors. These viruses can persist in the long term in the absence of any pathological manifestation in their natural host. Alcelaphine gammaherpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1) belongs to the genus Macavirus and...
Author(s)
Gong, M.; Myster, F.; Campe, W. van; Roels, S.; Mostin, L.; Berg, T. van den; Vanderplasschen, A.; Dewals, B. G.
Publisher
MDPI AG, Basel, Switzerland
Citation
Viruses, 2023, 15, 2,
Objective: To describe the ocular clinical signs in a group of cows diagnosed with sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), and to investigate a possible correlation between the severity and progression of certain typical clinical signs and disease outcome. Procedure: This prospective...
Author(s)
Zemljic, T.; Pot, S. A.; Haessig, M.; Spiess, B. M.
Publisher
Wiley-Blackwell, Oxford, UK
Citation
Veterinary Ophthalmology, 2012, 15, 1, pp 46-52
Three cows presented to Clinical Veterinary Complex, Faculty of Veterinary Sciences and Animal Husbandry Shuhama were showing signs of high fever, white discoloration of eyes, lacrimation and dullness in all, respiratory distress, nasal discharge and open mouth breathing in two, and swollen...
Author(s)
Yatoo, M. I.; Bhat, R. A.; Parrah, J. U.; Parray, O. R.; Haq, A. I. U.; Kashoo, Z. A.
Publisher
Indian Veterinary Association, Chennai, India
Citation
Indian Veterinary Journal, 2022, 99, 6, pp 47-48
Sheep-associated malignant catarrhal fever (SA-MCF) is a severe, frequently fatal, lymphoproliferative disease that affects a wide variety of ruminants and is caused by ovine gammaherpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), a member of the MCF virus (MCFV) complex. The typical clinical manifestations of SA-MCF are...
Author(s)
Headley, S. A.; Lemos, G. A. A. de; Agnol, A. M. D.; Xavier, A. A. C.; Depes, V. C. A.; Yasumitsu, C. Y.; Oliveira, T. E. S.; Silva, L. E.; Faccin, T. C.; Alfieri, A. A.; Lisboa, J. A. N.
Publisher
Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, Switzerland
Citation
Brazilian Journal of Microbiology, 2021, 53, 1, pp 433-446