| Literature DB >> 24268481 |
Mutien-Marie Garigliany1, Didier Marlier2, Klara Tenner-Racz3, Martin Eiden4, Dominique Cassart1, Frédéric Gandar2, Martin Beer4, Jonas Schmidt-Chanasit3, Daniel Desmecht5.
Abstract
In October 2012, a 3-year-old bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) held in captivity for its entire lifespan and a wild adult great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), both with neurological signs, were found 4 km from each other and 5 days apart in the Meuse Valley, Belgium. Non-suppurative encephalitis and mild degeneration and necrosis were identified in the brain and cerebellum, and Usutu virus antigen and RNA were detected by immunohistochemistry and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR, respectively. The two cases reported here represent the most western distribution of clinical disease in birds due to Usutu virus in Europe.Entities:
Keywords: Bullfinch; Europe; Flaviviridae; Passeriformes; Usutu virus; Woodpecker
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Year: 2013 PMID: 24268481 DOI: 10.1016/j.tvjl.2013.10.017
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Vet J ISSN: 1090-0233 Impact factor: 2.688