Abu Elzein E M, Gameel A A, al-Afaleq A I, Hassanein M M
Department of Microbiology and Parasitology, College of Veterinary Medicine and Animal Resources, King Faisal University, Hofuf, Saudi Arabia.
Vet Rec. 1992 Nov 7;131(19):439-41. doi: 10.1136/vr.131.19.439.
In February 1991 a severe haemorrhagic disease affected exotic deer aged over six months in the Al-Hofuf area of the eastern region of Saudi Arabia. The morbidity rate was 40 per cent and the case fatality rate was 60 per cent. The clinical signs were high temperature (up to 41.5 degrees C), nasal discharge, slight salivation and lacrimation, congestion of the conjunctivae, torticollis, tremors when trying to stand, recumbency and coma leading to death. Post mortem examination revealed a severe haemorrhagic disease. A virus, serologically related to the bluetongue serogroup, was isolated from the deer. Sheep and goats kept on the same farm did not show any clinical signs. The epidemiology of the outbreak is discussed.
1991年2月，沙特阿拉伯东部地区胡富夫一带，一种严重的出血性疾病侵袭了6个月以上的外来鹿群。发病率为40%，病死率为60%。临床症状为高热（高达41.5摄氏度）、鼻液、轻度流涎和流泪、结膜充血、斜颈、试图站立时震颤、卧地不起以及昏迷直至死亡。尸检显示为严重的出血性疾病。从鹿身上分离出一种病毒，血清学上与蓝舌病血清群相关。同一农场饲养的绵羊和山羊未表现出任何临床症状。文中讨论了此次疫情的流行病学情况。
