Bovine herpesvirus 2: Difference between revisions
No edit summary |
No edit summary |
||
| Line 1: | Line 1: | ||
{{SI}} | |||
{{EH}} | |||
'''''Bovine herpesvirus 2''''' (BHV-2) is a [[virus]] of the family ''[[Herpesviridae]]'' that causes two diseases in [[cattle]], '''bovine mammillitis''' and '''pseudo-lumpyskin disease'''. BHV-2 is similar in structure to human [[herpes simplex virus]]. The strain of BHV-2 that causes pseudo-lumpyskin disease is also known as the '''Allerton virus'''.<ref name=Carter>{{cite web|author=Carter, G.R.; Flores, E.F.; Wise, D.J.|year=2006|title=Herpesviridae|work=A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology| url=http://www.ivis.org/advances/Carter/Part2Chap11/chapter.asp?LA=1|accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | '''''Bovine herpesvirus 2''''' (BHV-2) is a [[virus]] of the family ''[[Herpesviridae]]'' that causes two diseases in [[cattle]], '''bovine mammillitis''' and '''pseudo-lumpyskin disease'''. BHV-2 is similar in structure to human [[herpes simplex virus]]. The strain of BHV-2 that causes pseudo-lumpyskin disease is also known as the '''Allerton virus'''.<ref name=Carter>{{cite web|author=Carter, G.R.; Flores, E.F.; Wise, D.J.|year=2006|title=Herpesviridae|work=A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology| url=http://www.ivis.org/advances/Carter/Part2Chap11/chapter.asp?LA=1|accessdate=2006-06-04}}</ref> | ||
| Line 9: | Line 13: | ||
[[Category:Herpesviruses]] | [[Category:Herpesviruses]] | ||
{{WikiDoc Help Menu}} | {{WikiDoc Help Menu}} | ||
Revision as of 20:49, 22 April 2009
Please Take Over This Page and Apply to be Editor-In-Chief for this topic: There can be one or more than one Editor-In-Chief. You may also apply to be an Associate Editor-In-Chief of one of the subtopics below. Please mail us [1] to indicate your interest in serving either as an Editor-In-Chief of the entire topic or as an Associate Editor-In-Chief for a subtopic. Please be sure to attach your CV and or biographical sketch.
Bovine herpesvirus 2 (BHV-2) is a virus of the family Herpesviridae that causes two diseases in cattle, bovine mammillitis and pseudo-lumpyskin disease. BHV-2 is similar in structure to human herpes simplex virus. The strain of BHV-2 that causes pseudo-lumpyskin disease is also known as the Allerton virus.[1]
Pseudo-lumpyskin disease is found most commonly in southern Africa. It was originally discovered in South Africa where a similar but more serious disease caused by a poxvirus, lumpyskin disease, is also prevalent. Symptoms include fever and skin nodules on the face, back, and perineum. The disease heals within a few weeks. Bovine mammillitis is characterized by lesions restricted to the teats and udder. BHV-2 probably spreads through an arthropod vector,[2] but can also be spread through milkers and milking machines.[1]
References
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Carter, G.R.; Flores, E.F.; Wise, D.J. (2006). "Herpesviridae". A Concise Review of Veterinary Virology. Retrieved 2006-06-04.
- ↑ Fenner, Frank J.; Gibbs, E. Paul J.; Murphy, Frederick A.; Rott, Rudolph; Studdert, Michael J.; White, David O. (1993). Veterinary Virology (2nd ed.). Academic Press, Inc. ISBN 0-12-253056-X.