Disseminated microsporidiosis due to Encephalitozoon hellem in an Egyptian fruit bat (Rousettus aegyptiacus).
J Comp Pathol
; 134(4): 370-3, 2006 May.
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ABSTRACT
Disseminated microsporidiosis was diagnosed in an adult female Egyptian fruit bat that died unexpectedly in a zoo. Gross findings, which were minimal, included poor body condition, bilateral renomegaly, and mottling of the liver. Histopathological lesions, which were particularly pronounced in the urogenital tract and liver, consisted primarily of inflammation associated with intracytoplasmic microsporidian spores. Polymerase chain reaction -based methods were used to establish the identity of the microsporidian as Encephalitozoon hellem. E. hellem is an emerging cause of human and avian disease, manifested mainly as opportunistic infection in immunosuppressed patients. This report describes the first documented case of E. hellem in a non-human mammalian species.
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MEDLINE
Assunto principal:
Doenças Parasitárias em Animais
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Quirópteros
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Microsporidiose
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Encefalitozoonose
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Encephalitozoon
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Animals
Idioma:
En
Revista:
J Comp Pathol
Ano de publicação:
2006
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Article