Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), a rare and deadly livestock disease has resurfaced in Tumakuru district, Karnataka. It was first spotted in the State 10 years ago.
About:
Malignant Catarrhal Fever (MCF), an infectious viral disease originally from South Africa that affects cattle.
It is caused by a group of ruminant gamma herpes viruses including Alcelaphine gamma herpesvirus 1 (AlHV-1) and Ovine gamma herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2).
The virus is transmitted from pregnant or recently-lambed sheep or goats to cattle although several months may elapse between such contact and clinical disease.
It has neither a cure nor a vaccination that can prevent its spread.
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