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Bovine Ephemeral Fev
Ephemerovirus of Rhabdoviridae
| Question | Answer |
|---|---|
| What is another name for Bovine Ephemeral Fever? | 3 Day Sickness |
| Is this disease reportable? | YES |
| Who does this disease affect? | Cattle and Water Buffalo |
| How is this virus transmitted? | Insect vectors, possibly Culicoides spp. and mosquitoes |
| What fraction of the blood is this virus associated with? | Buffy Coat |
| Lesions of a serofibrinous polyserositis affect what 3 surfaces? | Joints, Pleural, and Peritoneal |
| What are effusion fluids characterized by? What does this mean? | Large #s of neutrophils + increased permeability of small vessels means that there might be an IMMUNE COMPLEX HYPERSENSITIVITY |
| Morbidity vs. Mortality rate | 80% vs. 1-2% |
| What are some clinical features? | Sever drop in milk production, excessive salivation, lacrimation, drooling and dyspnea |
| Abortion is observed in what percentage of pregnant cows? | 5% |
| What about recovery? Does it occur? | Yes and it is dramatic and complete in 3 days. Range in 2-5 days |
| The best diagnosis for this disease is to... | check the season of the year |
| Virus isolation can be attempted by inoculation of infected buffy coat cells into cell cultures derived from... | Aedes albopictus |
| What is special about recovering animals? | They have long-lasting immunity |