Shuni virus as cause of neurologic disease in horses
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Van Eeden, Charmaine
Williams, June Heather
Gerdes, Truuske G.H.
Van Wilpe, Erna
Viljoen, Adrienne
Swanepoel, Robert
Venter, Marietjie
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Coordinating Center for Infectious Diseases, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
Abstract
To determine which agents cause neurologic disease in
horses, we conducted reverse transcription PCR on isolates
from of a horse with encephalitis and 111 other horses with
acute disease. Shuni virus was found in 7 horses, 5 of which
had neurologic signs. Testing for lesser known viruses
should be considered for horses with unexplained illness.
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Shuni virus (SHUV), Neurologic disease in horses
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Citation
Van Eeden, C, Williams, JH, Gerdes, TGH, Van Wilpe, E, Viljoen, A, Swanepoel, R & Venter, M 2012, 'Shuni virus as cause of neurologic disease in horses', Emerging Infectious Diseases, vol. 18, no. 2, pp. 318-321.