| comparative pathology of the african form of malignant catarrhal fever in captive indian gaur and domestic cattle. | the african strain of malignant catarrhal fever virus was isolated and identified in a herd of captive indian gaur (bos gaurus). gross lesions included oral ulcerations, corneal opacity, and multifocal myocarditis. microscopic lesions were characterized by lymphocytic vasculitis/perivasculitis in all tissues examined. blood was serially passed from a gaur to a domestic heifer (bos taurus), and then to a domestic calf. clinical signs and gross and microscopic lesions similar to those of the gaur ... | 1981 | 7327993 |