Malignant catarrhal fever in cattle in the Irkutsk Region

Abstract

Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is a rare, under-explored lethal viral infection of cattle with gammaherpesvirus aetiological agents. Most often, the disease occurs on farms where cattle and sheep are kept together. However, other trigger mechanisms and environmental factors contribute. This study investigates the causation of MCF.

Keywords

• cattle
• malignant catarrhal fever
• outbreak
• clinical signs
• climate change
• russia