Nandi S, Negi B S
Division of Virology, Indian Veterinary Research Institute, Mukteswar, Dist-Nainital, India.
Comp Immunol Microbiol Infect Dis. 1999 Apr;22(2):81-91. doi: 10.1016/s0147-9571(98)00027-7.
Bovine ephemeral fever is a viral disease of cattle and buffaloes besides subclinical involvement of a variety of ruminant species. The subtropical and temperate regions of Africa, Asia and Australia have experienced the major epidemic of the bovine ephemeral fever but the occurrence in the tropics can not be overlooked. Although the substantial role played by the vectors viz., mosquitoes and culicoides in bovine ephemeral fever perpetuation and dissemination, other vector involvement if any should be extensively studied. The clinical severity of the disease is not apparent and the mortality is low. However, high morbidity, enormous economic losses in terms of significant reduction in production, disruption of national and international trade and finally a variety of complications resulting from the disease have drawn appreciable attention from the researchers around the world to resolve the unsolved questions in this area. In this review, detailed informations of all the aspects of the disease has been provided in a simple, lucid and easily understandable manner.
牛流行热是牛和水牛的一种病毒性疾病，此外各种反刍动物也有亚临床感染。非洲、亚洲和澳大利亚的亚热带和温带地区曾经历过牛流行热的大流行，但热带地区的发病情况也不容忽视。尽管蚊子和蠓等媒介在牛流行热的持续存在和传播中发挥了重要作用，但其他可能涉及的媒介仍需深入研究。该病的临床严重程度不明显，死亡率较低。然而，高发病率、因产量大幅下降导致的巨大经济损失、国家和国际贸易的中断，以及最终由该病引发的各种并发症，引起了世界各地研究人员的高度关注，以解决该领域尚未解决的问题。在这篇综述中，已以简单、清晰且易于理解的方式提供了该疾病各方面的详细信息。
