Malignant catarrhal fever

Clinical Signs

Systemic

Pyrexia (Fever) Required Depression

General Systemic Signs

Inappetence (Anorexia) Required

Respiratory

Nasal discharge Required Dyspnea Pathognomonic Open-mouth breathing Pathognomonic

Digestive

Hypersalivation Required Diarrhea Oral hyperemia Pathognomonic Oral necrosis Pathognomonic Dysentery Specific

Ophthalmic

Lacrimation Required Corneal opacity Pathognomonic Ocular discharge Required Photophobia Required Conjunctival hyperemia Required Conjunctival edema

Reproductive

Milk production decrease

Neurologic

Incoordination Specific Torticollis Aggression

Integumentary

Dermatitis Skin lesion

Musculoskeletal

Laminitis Muscle tremor

Diagnosis

Virus isolation

Immunofluorescence test

Virus neutralization test

ELISA

Indirect immunofluorescence assay

Histopathology

Treatment

Supportive therapy

Symptomatic treatment

Prevention & Control

Species separation

Isolation

Avoidance of wildebeest exposure

Related Products

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Active Ingredients

No active ingredients found.

Host Species

Cattle Primary host Susceptibility: High

Buffalo Primary host Susceptibility: High

Sheep Reservoir Susceptibility: Low

Wild ruminants Reservoir Susceptibility: Low

Deer Primary host Susceptibility: High

Wildebeest Reservoir Susceptibility: Low

Associated Microorganisms

No information available.

Classification

Etiology Viral disease

Transmissibility High

Infectiousness Moderately infectious

Occurrence Patterns

Endemic

Disease Courses

Acute