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Detection of OvHV-2 from an outbreak of sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever from crossbred cattle of Southern India

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An outbreak of sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever in crossbred cattle in a village of Andhra Pradesh, southern India, affected thirteen adult cows and two calves from a population of forty animals. All the affected animals were died between December and January 2013–14. The clinical and gross postmortem findings were typical of MCF in Indian crossbred cattle. Migrating sheep flocks were suspected source of infection for the cattle. The diagnosis was confirmed by heminested PCR in all the affected cattle and the suspected sheep flock. The PCR provided evidence of ovine herpes virus type 2.

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Acknowledgments

The authors are grateful to Sri Venkateswara Veterinary University, Tirupathi, AP, India for giving financial and technical support. The authors are also thankful to the Department of Animal Husbandry, Andhra Pradesh, India for extending co-operation in the present outbreak investigation.

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  1. Department of Veterinary Microbiology, College of Veterinary Science, Tirupathi, AP, 517502, India

    N. Vinod Kumar, B. Sreedevi, A. Karthik & S. Vijaya Lakshmi

  2. Veterinary Assistant Surgeon, Veterinary Dispensary, Kuppambadur, Chittoor Dist, AP, India

    A. Geetha Reddy

  3. College of Veterinary Science, Tirupathi, AP, 517502, India

    D. Sreenivasulu

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Vinod Kumar, N., Sreedevi, B., Karthik, A. et al. Detection of OvHV-2 from an outbreak of sheep associated malignant catarrhal fever from crossbred cattle of Southern India. Vet Res Commun 38, 323–328 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11259-014-9612-3

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