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Malignant catarrhal fever in pigs and a genetic comparison of porcine and ruminant virus isolates in Finland.
The Veterinary record - 23 Sept 2006
Syrjälä P, Saarinen H, Laine T, Kokkonen T, Veijalainen P
Abstract excerpt
An outbreak of the sheep-associated form of malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) in a Finnish sow herd was diagnosed by histopathology and confirmed by PCR. Several gilts and sows were suffering from high fever and anorexia and had aborted, and six of them had died. Typical signs of lymphoproliferation and vasculitis were observed histologically in several tissues, including the uterus. Ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2)...
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