Disease Images

Disease Images: Malignant Catarrhal Fever

Additional resources for Malignant Catarrhal Fever


Description:
Bovine, muzzle. Multiple shallow erosions are filled with dried nasal exudate.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_001

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Bovine, muzzle. The muzzle is hyperemic, multifocally covered by adherent mucopurulent exudate, and contains many shallow erosions.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_002

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Bovine, muzzle. There is diffuse superficial necrosis of the muzzle.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_003

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Bovine, oral mucosa. There is a gingival hyperemia and focal erosion.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_004

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Bovine, hard palate. There are multiple coalescing mucosal erosions.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_005

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Bovine, skin. There are numerous raised plaques (multifocal dermatitis).

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_006

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Bovine, head, sagittal section. Mucoid exudate multifocally covers the nasal and pharyngeal mucosa.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_007

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Bovine, nasal turbinate. There is a small amount of mucoid exudate.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_008

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Bovine, prescapular lymph nodes: Moderately (left) to markedly enlarged (right) due to MCF.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_009

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Bovine, prescapular lymph node. There are foci of hemorrhage (and necrosis) in the cortex, and the medulla is edematous.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_010

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Bovine, prescapular lymph node. There are foci of hemorrhage (and necrosis) in the cortex, and the medulla is edematous.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_011

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Bovine, omasum. Omasal leaves contain multiple pale foci of necrosis; on the right there are several ulcers.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_012

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Bovine, cecum and ileum. There are scattered small foci of mucosal hemorrhage and erosion.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_013

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Bovine, spiral colon. There are multiple mucosal hemorrhages.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_014

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Bovine, colon. There is severe longitudinal linear congestion of the mucosa.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_015

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Bovine, kidney. Multiple pale foci in the cortex are foci of institial nephritis.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_016

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Bovine, urinary bladder. The mucosal surface contains several small erosions and one large hemorrhagic ulcer.

Credit: PIADC
Photo ID: MCF_017

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These images were annotated by Dr. Steve Sorden and Dr. Claire Andreasen and funding was provided by a USDA Higher Education Challenge Grant in collaboration with the Iowa State University Department of Veterinary Pathology, Center for Food Security and Public Health (CFSPH), Armed Forces Institute of Pathology (AFIP), and Plum Island Animal Disease Center (PIADC).