title: The epizootiology of bovine ephemeral fever in Australia and Papua-New Guinea.
abstract: The epizootiology of ephemeral fever in Australia from its first recognition until 1968 was reviewed. Since 1968, ephemeral fever often in a silent form has been shown to be enzootic in northern Australia, by the use of sentinel cattle. The major epizootics which occured in 1970-1971, 1972-1974 and 1974-1975 are described. These epizootics were characterised by an apparently rapid movement of disease in a general north-south direction in summer months. Ephemeral fever antibody was detected in 11% of 1009 domesticated and feral water buffaloes.
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D000914:Antibodies, Viral; D001315:Australia; D002020:Buffaloes; D002417:Cattle; D004196:Disease Outbreaks / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004810:Ephemeral Fever / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000382:microbiology; D051379:Mice; D009512:New Guinea; D012328:RNA Viruses / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification
chemical_list: D000914:Antibodies, Viral