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Pseudo-lumpyskin disease is found most commonly in southern Africa. It was originally discovered in | '''''Bovine herpesvirus 2''''' (BHV-2) is a [[virus]] of the family ''[[Herpesviridae]]'' that causes two diseases in cattle, '''bovine mammillitis''' and '''pseudo-lumpyskin disease'''. BHV-2 is similar in structure to human [[herpes simplex virus]]. The strain of BHV-2 that causes pseudo-lumpyskin disease is also known as the '''Allerton virus'''.<ref name=Carter>{{cite web|author=Carter, G.R.; Flores, E.F.; Wise, D.J.|year=2006|title=Herpesviridae|work=A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology| url=http://www.ivis.org/advances/Carter/Part2Chap11/chapter.asp?LA=1|accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | ||
Pseudo-lumpyskin disease is found most commonly in southern Africa. It was originally discovered in South Africa where a similar but more serious disease caused by a [[poxvirus]], [[lumpyskin disease]], is also prevalent. Symptoms include fever and skin nodules on the face, back, and [[perineum]]. The disease heals within a few weeks. Bovine mammillitis is characterized by lesions restricted to the [[teat]]s and [[udder]]. BHV-2 probably spreads through an [[arthropod]] [[vector (biology)|vector]],<ref name=Fenner_1993>{{cite book|author=Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O.|title=Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.)|publisher=Academic Press, Inc|year=1993|id=ISBN 0-12-253056-X}}</ref> but can also be spread through milkers and milking machines.<ref name=Carter/> | |||
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Latest revision as of 23:06, 8 August 2012
Bovine herpesvirus 2 (BHV-2) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that causes two diseases in cattle, bovine mammillitis and pseudo-lumpyskin disease. BHV-2 is similar in structure to human herpes simplex virus. The strain of BHV-2 that causes pseudo-lumpyskin disease is also known as the Allerton virus.[1]
Pseudo-lumpyskin disease is found most commonly in southern Africa. It was originally discovered in South Africa where a similar but more serious disease caused by a poxvirus, lumpyskin disease, is also prevalent. Symptoms include fever and skin nodules on the face, back, and perineum. The disease heals within a few weeks. Bovine mammillitis is characterized by lesions restricted to the teats and udder. BHV-2 probably spreads through an arthropod vector,[2] but can also be spread through milkers and milking machines.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carter, G.R.; Flores, E.F.; Wise, D.J. (2006). "Herpesviridae". A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
- ↑ Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press, Inc. ISBN 0-12-253056-X.