Publications by authors named "N Golender"
Bluetongue (BT) is a viral vector borne disease primarily affecting ruminants such as sheep, cattle, and goats. On 3 September 2023, the Netherlands reported the first case of bluetongue virus serotype 3 (BTV-3/NET2023)), after being BTV free for eleven years. Vaccination with inactivated BT vaccines for serotype 3 has been applied in the Netherlands since May 2024.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBovine ephemeral fever (BEF) is an arthropod-borne viral disease, which frequently causes significant epizootics in susceptible water buffalo and cattle in Africa, Australia, Asia and the Middle East. In the current study, a two-stage protocol for BEFV viral isolation was developed. Data on the clinical signs, geographic distribution and phylogenetic analysis of BEFV strains isolated in Israel in 2015, 2018, 2021 and 2023 were summarized.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBovine ephemeral fever virus (BEFV) is a member of the genus Ephemerovirus in the family Rhabdoviridae. It is an arthropod-borne virus transmitted by many species of midges and mosquitoes. It can cause severe economic consequences due to losses in milk production and the general condition of cattle and water buffalo.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFThe Molecular Epidemiology of Epizootic Hemorrhagic Disease Viruses Identified in Israel between 2015 and 2023.
Epidemiologia (Basel)
February 2024
Article Synopsis
- Epizootic hemorrhagic disease (EHD) is a viral disease affecting cattle and some wild animals globally, with distinct "Eastern" and "Western" topotypes based on genetic analysis.
- Israel experienced three outbreaks of EHD between 2015 and 2020, linked to different EHDV strains, and EHDV-8 RNA was found in calves from Portugal in 2023.
- The study suggests that while EHDV-6 has been in the region for a long time and other strains were introduced naturally, EHDV-7 likely spread due to human activity, aiding in understanding and preventing future EHD outbreaks in the Mediterranean area.
Article Synopsis
- A new virus, called Hefer Valley virus, was discovered in a cow in Israel, showing serious symptoms similar to those of known mosquito-borne viral infections.
- Tests conducted during the cow's illness ruled out other common viral diseases in cattle, and genetic sequencing confirmed the virus as likely a new species in the Ephemerovirus genus.
- The unknown spread and transmission of this virus will be further researched since previous samples from sick cattle in the same region did not show the virus.