牛流行热,又称为三日热,是由虫媒弹状病毒牛流行热病毒(BEFV)引起的牛和水牛的一种传染病。该病会导致牛发热、四肢僵硬、跛行,通常又会完全恢复。其会引起感染动物的死亡,母牛流产,致使奶牛产奶量下降、公牛体重和生殖能力下降。作者结合国内外对牛流行热病毒的研究,从发病历史、流行病学、病原学、临床症状、致病机理、诊断、防控等方面阐述了牛流行热的研究进展,旨在为该病的深入研究提供参考。
Bovine ephemeral fever(BEF),which is also commonly known as three-day stiff-sickness,is an infectious disease caused by an arthropod-borne rhabdovirus bovine ephemeral fever virus(BEFV)affecting cattle and water buffalo(Bubalus bubalis).Infection results in fever,stiffness and a temporary reluctance to move followed,usually,by complete recovery.Economic losses are attributed to mortality of infectious animals,abortion,decreased milk production,reduced weight gain and lowered fertility of bulls.This article reviewed research advances in the history of BEF,epidemiology,etiology,pathogenesis,clinical symptoms,diagnosis,prevention and treatment of BEF caused by BEFV in the world,and the information present here would provide references for further studies of BEF.