Detection of Circovirus in Foxes with Meningoencephalitis, United Kingdom, 2009–2013

Detection of Circovirus in Foxes with Meningoencephalitis, United Kingdom, 2009–2013

A fox circovirus was identified in serum samples from foxes with unexplained neurologic signs by using viral metagenomics. Fox circovirus nucleic acid was localized in histological lesions of the cerebrum by in situ hybridization. Viruses from the family Circoviridae may have neurologic tropism more...

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Main Authors: Steve Bexton, Lidewij C. Wiersma, Sarah Getu, Peter R. van Run, Georges M.G.M. Verjans, Debby Schipper, Claudia M.E. Schapendonk, Rogier Bodewes, Lucy Oldroyd, Bart L. Haagmans, Marion M.P. Koopmans, Saskia L. Smits
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2015-07-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
Subjects:
encephalitis
foxes
meningoencephalitis
viruses
circovirus
random amplification
Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/21/7/15-0228_article

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