Shannon D
Trop Anim Health Prod. 1977 Feb;9(1):29-35. doi: 10.1007/BF02297388.
Case records were kept of 81 cattle suspected to be infected with East Coast fever. Microscopical confirmation was obtained in 66 animals and the fate of 65 of these was known. Forty-five cattle died or were slaughtered and 20 recovered. No significant difference in mortality was found in respect of age or grade. When the incidence of certain clinical signs in these two groups was compared, differences in respect of rectal temperature and observable vascular changes in certain visible mucous membranes were found. Enlargement of the superficial lymph nodes was the commonest clinical sign and the prescapular nodes were the most regularly involved. Drug treatment, where given, appeared ineffective. Among 20 recovered cases some were severely ill while others had very mild symptoms.
对81头疑似感染东海岸热的牛进行了病例记录。66头动物经显微镜检查得到确诊，其中65头的转归情况已知。45头牛死亡或被屠宰，20头康复。在年龄或等级方面未发现死亡率有显著差异。比较这两组某些临床症状的发生率时，发现直肠温度以及某些可见黏膜的明显血管变化存在差异。浅表淋巴结肿大是最常见的临床症状，肩胛前淋巴结受累最为常见。给予药物治疗似乎无效。在20例康复病例中，有些病情严重，而有些症状非常轻微。
