FURTHER OBSERVATIONS ON MALIGNANT CATARRHAL FEVER IN TEXAS DEER

Abstract

The original description of MCF in Texas deer was based on the occurrence of clinical signs and characteristic pathologic lesions. Since that time, continued observations have demonstrated the sporadic occurrence, irregular transmission, and the causative organism's apparent susceptibility to freezing which is typical of MCF. These findings lend strong supportive evidence to the diagnosis of MCF as a continuing infection in this herd.