Malignant catarrhal fever

[Symposium: Clinical Aspects of Bovine Viral Diseases]

Authors

  • C. A. Mebus Plum Island Animal Disease Center, SEA, AR, USDA, Greenport, NY 11944
  • M. Kalunda Plum Island Animal Disease Center, SEA, AR, USDA, Greenport, NY 11944
  • D. H. Ferris Plum Island Animal Disease Center, SEA, AR, USDA, Greenport, NY 11944

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1979no14p130-132

Keywords:

Diagnosis, mucosal disease, Reviews, Symptoms, arboviruses, Symposium: Clinical Aspects of Bovine Viral Diseases

Abstract

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a disease of cattle, buffalo, American bison, and deer caused by a herpesvirus. The disease can occur in one or in a combination of 4 forms - peracute, head and eye, intestinal and mild. The most commonly recognized natural disease is the head and eye form. Generally MCF has a low morbidity and high mortality.

Cover image of the 14th Volume of the Bovine Practitioner: a photo of the San Antonio riverwalk during the holidays: a tree-lined waterway lined with twinkling lights and an elegant bridge covered in ivy.

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Published

1979-11-01

Issue

No. 14 (1979 November)

Section

Articles

How to Cite

Malignant catarrhal fever: [Symposium: Clinical Aspects of Bovine Viral Diseases]. (1979). The Bovine Practitioner, 1979(14), 130-132. https://doi.org/10.21423/bovine-vol1979no14p130-132