Data di Pubblicazione:
2014
Citazione:
Encephalitozoon cuniculi–associated equine encephalitis : a case report / J.A. Hollyer, E. McGuinness, L.C. Bowers, E.S. Didier, C. Giudice, D.P. Perl, U. Fogarty. - In: JOURNAL OF EQUINE VETERINARY SCIENCE. - ISSN 0737-0806. - 34:11-12(2014 Dec), pp. 1348-1351.
Abstract:
A case of encephalitis of unknown origin in the horse was investigated. Postmortem
examination findings revealed a nonsuppurative granulomatous meningoencephalitis in
the right hemisphere of the cerebral cortex. Testing for West Nile virus, equine herpes
virus, equine infectious anemia, Toxoplasma gondii, Neospora caninum, and Sarcocystis
neurona were negative. The horse had a titer for Encephalitozoon cuniculi, and sections
from the affected area of the brain tested positive for the organism using both polymerase
chain reaction (PCR) and immunohistochemistry. Amplicons generated using PCR were
sequenced, and E. cuniculi genotype II was identified. This is the first case of E. cuniculi
genotype II associated with encephalitis in the horse.
Tipologia IRIS:
01 - Articolo su periodico
Keywords:
Encephalitis; Encephalitozoon cuniculi; Equine; Menigoencephalitis
Elenco autori:
J.A. Hollyer, E. McGuinness, L.C. Bowers, E.S. Didier, C. Giudice, D.P. Perl, U. Fogarty
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