bovine ephemeral fever

bovine ephemeral fever
bovine epizootic fever an acute viral disease of cattle in Africa, parts of Asia, and Australia, caused by a rhabdovirus transmitted by insect vectors; its symptoms resemble those of mild African horse sickness and include high fever lasting about three days, stiffness, and lameness. Called also stiff sickness and three-day sickness.

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