Three-Day Sickness (Bovine Ephemeral Fever) in Cattle

- Etiology

Bovine Ephemeral Fever is caused by the Bovine Ephemeral Fever Virus (BEFV), which belongs to:

Order: Mononegavirales. Family: Rhabdoviridae, Genus: Ephemerovirus

The virus is Enveloped, Bullet-shaped, Single-stranded negative-sense RNA virus

The virus is sensitive to: Heat, Lipid solvents, Detergents, and Disinfectants

However, it survives for short periods in blood and vectors.