Sarcocystis falcatula-associated encephalitis in a free-ranging great horned owl (Bubo virginianus)

被引：33

作者：

Wuenschmann, Arno ^{[1
]}

Rejmanek, Daniel ^{[3
]}

Cruz-Martinez, Luis ^{[2
]}

Barr, Bradd C. ^{[4
]}

机构：

[1] Univ Minnesota, Coll Vet Med, Dept Vet Populat Med, Vet Diagnost Lab, St Paul, MN 55108 USA

[2] Univ Minnesota, Raptor Ctr, St Paul, MN 55108 USA

[3] Univ Calif Davis, Pathol Microbiol & Immunol Dept, Sch Vet Med, Davis, CA 95616 USA

[4] Univ Calif Davis, Calif Anim Hlth & Food Safety Lab Syst, Sch Vet Med, Davis, CA 95616 USA

来源：

JOURNAL OF VETERINARY DIAGNOSTIC INVESTIGATION | 2009年 / 21卷 / 02期

关键词：

Great horned owls; immunohistochemistry; polymerase chain reaction; protozoal encephalitis; Sarcocystis falcatula; OPOSSUMS DIDELPHIS-VIRGINIANA; SPECIES SPOROCYSTS; INTERMEDIATE HOST; BIRDS; PATHOLOGY; PATHOGENESIS; PREVALENCE; BUDGERIGAR; INFECTION; CANARIES;

D O I：

10.1177/104063870902100223

中图分类号：

S85 [动物医学（兽医学）];

学科分类号：

0906 ;

摘要：

A great horned owl (Bubo virginianus) was admitted to a rehabilitation clinic with severe neurologic signs that were unresponsive to Supportive care. The animal was euthanatized because of a poor prognosis. Marked granulomatous encephalitis with focal brainstem malacia was detected microscopically. The brainstem was the most severely affected brain location and the only place in which schizonts and merozoites morphologically compatible with Sarcocystis spp., were detected. Immunohistochemistry with the use of polyclonal antisera indicated the presence of Sarcocystis falcatula. The species identification of the protozoa as S. falcatula was confirmed by polymerase chain reaction. To the author's knowledge, this is the First report of spontaneous S. falcatula-associated encephalitis in a great horned owl.

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页码：283 / 287

页数：5

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