Barnard, B.J.H.Van de Pypekamp, H.E.Bigalke, R.D.2014-10-102014-10-1020141988Barnard, BJH & Van De Pypekamp, HE 1988, 'Wildebeest-derived malignant catarrhal fever : unusual epidemiology in South Africa', Onderstepoort Journal of Veterinary Research, vol. 55, no. 1, pp. 69-71.0330-2465http://hdl.handle.net/2263/42335The articles have been scanned in colour with a HP Scanjet 5590; 600dpi. Adobe Acrobat XI Pro was used to OCR the text and also for the merging and conversion to the final presentation PDF-format.The epidemiology of wildebeest-derived malignant catarrhal fever in South Africa differs from the worldwide accepted pattern. Here the occurrence of the disease is often not related to close contact between cattle and wildebeest, and most cases are observed during late winter and spring, when wildebeest calves are 8-10 months old. This is in contrast to the situation in Kenya and Tanzania, where most cases are encountered during autumn, when wildebeest calves are 3-4 months old.en©ARC - Onderstepoort and Faculty of Veterinary Science, University of Pretoria (original). ©University of Pretoria. Dept. of Library Services (digital).Veterinary medicineVeterinary medicine -- South AfricaArticle