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.
Publication types
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Case Reports
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Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
MeSH terms
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Animals
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Bunyaviridae Infections / diagnosis
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Bunyaviridae Infections / veterinary*
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Bunyaviridae Infections / virology
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Chlorocebus aethiops
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Encephalitis, Viral / diagnosis
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Encephalitis, Viral / veterinary*
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Encephalitis, Viral / virology
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Fatal Outcome
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Horse Diseases / diagnosis*
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Horse Diseases / virology
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Horses
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Orthobunyavirus / genetics
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Orthobunyavirus / isolation & purification
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Orthobunyavirus / ultrastructure
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Phylogeny
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Vero Cells