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. 2022 Dec 1;14(12):2697. doi: 10.3390/v14122697

Table 1.

Macaviruses (shaded) and non Macavirus Malignant Catarrhal Fever Viruses, their clinical significance, reservoir(s) and susceptible species. Based on the ICTV classification at time of printing.

Virus Clinical MCF Reservoir
Species
Susceptible Species Reference
Alcelaphine γ- herpesvirus-1 Yes Wildebeest Cattle
Deer
[14]
Alcelaphine γ- herpesvirus-2 Yes Hartebeest
Topi
Barbary red deer
Bison
[14]
Ovine γ-herpesvirus-2 Yes Sheep
Mouflon
Cattle
Water buffalo
Moose
Domestic goats
Deer
Bison
Pig
Giraffe
[1,14]
Caprine γ-herpesvirus-2 Yes Goat Sika deer
White-tailed deer
[14]
Hippotragine γ-herpesvirus-1 No Roan antelope No susceptible species identified [14]
Bovine γ-herpesvirus-6 No Cattle No susceptible species identified [17]
Suid γ-herpesvirus-3 No Pig No susceptible species identified [18]
Suid γ-herpesvirus-4 No Pig No susceptible species identified [18]
Suid γ-herpesvirus-5 No Pig No susceptible species identified [18]
MCFV–white-tailed deer/Caprine
γ-herpesvirus-3
Yes Goat White-tailed deer
Red brocket deer
Reindeer
[14]
Ibex-MCFV Yes Ibex Bongo antelopes
Anoa
Pronghorn
Duikers
[14,19]