Pertaining to the members of the family Alcelaphinae of antelopes of which the hartebeest and wildebeest are members.

• a. herpesvirus-1 (AHV-1) — in the genus Rhadinovirus of the subfamily Gammaherpesvirinae. This is the cause of wildebeest-related bovine malignant catarrhal fever in European cattle.

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