The demonstration of cell-free malignant catarrhal fever herpesvirus in wildebeest nasal secretions.
Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) herpesvirus was isolated from the nasal secretions of 4/11 young wildebeest calves. In two cases virus was demonstrated in filtered secretions. The presence of cell-free MCF virus would suggest that the virus can be transferred from wildebeest to wildebeest and into cattle in nasal secretions.
D000818:Animals; D000866:Antelopes / Q000382:microbiology*; D001188:Artiodactyla / Q000382:microbiology*; D002417:Cattle; D006564:Herpesviridae / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D008304:Malignant Catarrh / Q000382:microbiology*; D009297:Nasal Mucosa / Q000378:metabolism