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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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.