Malignant catarrhal fever due to Caprine Herpesvirus type-2 in a sika deer with alopecia in England

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Foyle, L.;Fuller, H.E.;Higgins, R.J.;Russell, G.;Willoughby, K.;Foster, A.P.;Rosie, W.G.
Leo Foyle
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[Extract] Introduction: • Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is associated with signs of systemic disease and death in ruminant species belonging to the subfamilies Bovinae, Cervinae, and Odocoileinae • Variety of herpes viruses implicated including Caprine herpes virus (CpVH2) - disease reports from North America in Sika deer and white-tailed deer • OvHV-2 and CpHV-2 have been detected in wild cervids in Norway (Vikøren et al.2006)

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