Shuni Virus as Cause of Neurologic Disease in Horses

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 c...

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Main Authors: Charmaine van Eeden, June H. Williams, Truuske G.H. Gerdes, Erna van Wilpe, Adrianne Viljoen, Robert Swanepoel, Marietjie Venter
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2012-02-01
Series:Emerging Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:https://wwwnc.cdc.gov/eid/article/18/2/11-1403_article