Epidemiology and control of bovine ephemeral fever

摘要: Bovine ephemeral fever (or 3-day sickness) is an acute febrile illness of cattle and water buffaloes. Caused by arthropod-borne rhabdovirus, bovine virus (BEFV), the disease occurs seasonally over a vast expanse globe encompassing much Africa, Middle East, Asia Australia. Although mortality rates are typically low, infection prevalence morbidity during outbreaks often very high, causing serious economic impacts through loss milk production, poor condition at sale traction power harvest. There also significant on trade to regions in which does not occur, including Americas most Europe. In recent years, unusually severe have been reported from several with or culling excess 10–20%. concerns that, like other vector-borne diseases livestock, geographic distribution could expand into that historically free disease. Here, we review current knowledge virus, its molecular antigenic structure, epidemiology across entire range. We discuss effectiveness vaccination strategies prevent control infection.