1. CATTLE: BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1-Bovine infectious rhinotracheitis-pustular vulvovaginitis-''RED NOSE'' Flashcards
NAUDAN HERPESVIRUS 1 INFEKTIO
disease
-BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1
-Bovine Infectious Rhinotracheitis-Pustular-Vulvovaginitis
-‘‘RED NOSE’’
-FIN: Naudan Herpesvirus 1 Infektio
disease
contagious disease of cattle
caused by
HERPESVIRUS
characterized by
infectious rhinotracheitis and infectious pustular vulvovaginitis
agent
-agent: BOVINE HERPESVIRUS 1 (BHV-1)
> genus: Varicellovirus
family: Herpesviridae
-DNA virus
3 subtypes
-BHV-1.1: RESPIRATORY subtype
-BHV-1.2: GENITAL subtype
-BHV-1.3: ENCEPHALITIC subtype > reclassified as separate virus = BHV-5
survival at
room temperature for 45 days
HR
-cattle
in humans
NO
all age groups are
susceptible but most clinical cases in :
> more 6 month-olds
colostral immunity
1-6 months
most common
-RESPIRATORY disease
> BHV-1.1
reported
some countries are free : FINLAND-eradicated
in dairy herds M&M
-Morbidity 8-100%
-Mortality 3-10% - often due to secondary bacterial infections
> Beef cattle have higher morbidity & mortality rates
transmission: excretion
-nasal
-ocular and vaginal discharge
-urine
-sperm