Suspect West Nile virus encephalomyelitis in an imported horse in the UK
| Autor: | J. R. Newton, S. Gonzalez-Medina, R. Alzola |
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| Rok vydání: | 2016 |
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040301 veterinary sciences
Equine West Nile virus business.industry Encephalomyelitis 030231 tropical medicine virus diseases Horse Sequela 04 agricultural and veterinary sciences medicine.disease medicine.disease_cause Virology Serology 0403 veterinary science Vaccination 03 medical and health sciences Specific antibody 0302 clinical medicine medicine Suspect business |
| Zdroj: | Equine Veterinary Education. 29:321-324 |
| ISSN: | 0957-7734 |
| DOI: | 10.1111/eve.12545 |
| Popis: | Summary This report describes a suspect case of West Nile virus (WNV) encephalomyelitis, reported for the first time in a horse in the UK. The affected gelding had been imported from the Republic of Cyprus and travelled through several WNV endemic areas in Europe before arriving at the premises in Lincolnshire. Clinical signs included muscle fasciculations, weakness of the hindlimbs and transient lip twitching that quickly progressed to depression and recumbency. West Nile virus specific antibodies were detected by serological tests in the absence of a previous history of vaccination. The horse improved clinically 10 days after the onset of disease and fully recovered in 12 weeks. Follow-ups at 12 and 20 months post event did not reveal any sequela and the horse was performing adequately at novice level. This article refers to the same horse mentioned by Fooks et al. 2014 and it is an extension of the previous published work. |
| Databáze: | OpenAIRE |
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