Malignant catarrhal fever in a cow
Online communication in Diagnostic exercise
August 15th, 2023
Rebollada A. and Uzal FA.
Clinical history: A 6-year-old Angus cross cow euthanized due to being down and seizuring for 12 hours.
Gross findings: the carcass was in poor nutritional condition, with no fat reserves, mild but generalized muscle atrophy and serous atrophy of fat. The four chambers of the heart were moderately dilated. The lungs were edematous and congested. Both corneas were opaque and had whitish/blueish discoloration. A formalinfixed cut section of the eye is showing.
Participants:
 | Servicio de Patología y Veterinaria Forense (SAP). Centro de Vigilancia Sanitaria Veterinaria (VISAVET). Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
| Departamento de Medicina y Cirugía Animal. Facultad de Veterinaria. Universidad Complutense (UCM). |
 | California Animal Health and Food Safety Laboratory System (CAHFS). University of California-Davis (UCDAVIS). |
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