Field Observations and Genetic Characterization of Sheep-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Egypt, 2018

Ovine gammaherpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) causes a lethal disease in cattle and some wild ruminants called malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), which affects the epithelial and lymphoid tissues of the respiratory and digestive tracts and has an important impact on the livestock industry. In this study, MCF was...

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Main Authors: Sahar Abd El Rahman, Ahmed Ateya, Mohamed El-Beskawy, Kerstin Wernike, Bernd Hoffmann, Michael Eschbaumer
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2020-12-01
Series:Veterinary Sciences
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2306-7381/7/4/201