Ibex-Associated Malignant Catarrhal Fever in Duikers (Cephalophus Spp).
Vet Pathol
; 57(4): 577-581, 2020 07.
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| ID: mdl-32406327
Eight duikers, representing 3 different species cohoused in a single zoological collection, died in a 10-month period. Black, red-flanked, and yellow-backed duikers were affected, appearing clinically with a combination of anorexia, diarrhea, ataxia, tremors, and/or stupor, followed by death within 72 hours of onset of clinical signs. Consistent gross findings were pulmonary ecchymoses (8/8), generalized lymphadenomegaly (6/8), ascites (5/8), and pleural effusion (4/8). Dense lymphocyte infiltrates and arteritis affected numerous tissues in most animals. Ibex-associated malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) viral DNA was detected in all cases by polymerase chain reaction and in situ hybridization. Identical ibex-MCF virus sequence was detected in spleen of a clinically healthy ibex (Capra ibex) housed in a separate enclosure 35 meters away from the duikers.
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Antílopes
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Infecções por Herpesviridae
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Febre Catarral Maligna
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Risk_factors_studies
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Animals
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America do norte
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En
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2020
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Article