Shuni Virus as Cause of Neurologic Disease in Horses

van Eeden, Charmaine; Williams, June H.; Gerdes, Truuske G.H.; van Wilpe, Erna; Viljoen, Adrianne; Swanepoel, Robert; Venter, Marietjie

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Shuni Virus as Cause of Neurologic Disease in Horses

Published Date:

Feb 2012

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Emerg Infect Dis. 18(2):318-321.

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van Eeden, Charmaine ; Williams, June H. ; Gerdes, Truuske G.H. ; van Wilpe, Erna ; Viljoen, Adrianne ; ... More ▼

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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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