Hefer Valley virus – a novel ephemerovirus detected in blood of a cow with severe clinical signs, Israel, 2022

Abstract

A novel ephemerovirus was identified in a febrile cow from Hefer Valley, Israel. The animal showed severe and ultimately fatal clinical signs, that resembled those of an arboviral infection. Sequencing from blood revealed the full genome sequence of Hefer Valley virus, a likely new species within the genus Ephemerovirus, family Rhabdoviridae.