Abstract
Background Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) is an often lethal viral disease of susceptible biungulates from Bovidae, Cervidae and Suidae subfamilies. Cases of porcine MCF have been associated with direct or indirect contact with sheep, the main reservoir of ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2). Pigs are terminal hosts and not considered in virus spread. Herein, we described the possible venereal transmission by infected semen in a pig herd.
Highlights
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF) is an often lethal viral disease of susceptible biungulates from Bovidae, Cervidae and Suidae subfamilies
DNA was extracted from these samples and PCR was performed to detect ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), pseudorabies and porcine cytomegalovirus
To investigate the potential mode of ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) transmission, nasal swabs and semen samples were collected from these infected boars
Summary
Erica Azevedo Costa*, Aline de Marco Viott, Glauber de Souza Machado, Maria Rosa Quaresma Bomfim, Fabiana Magalhães Coelho, Mauricio Resende, Roberto Mauricio Carvalho Guedes. From 16th International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases Marseille, France. From 16th International Symposium on HIV and Emerging Infectious Diseases Marseille, France. 24-26 March 2010
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