Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF), a sporadic disease of cattle, caused in the UK by ovine herpesvirus 2. The Moredun VSU runs a real time PCR test for OvHV-2 and can test for other MCF associated herpesviruses on request. Moredun has a research group working on MCF - see the Malignant Catarrhal Fever [1] research pages for further information
Links:
[1] http://www.moredun.org.uk/research/research-@-moredun/respiratory-diseases/malignant-catarrhal-fever
[2] http://www.moredun.org.uk/research/expertise-%40-moredun/virology/herpesviruses
[3] http://www.moredun.org.uk/staff/dr-kim-willoughby
[4] http://www.moredun.org.uk/staff/dr-george-russell