Spongiform Encephalopathy in a Miniature Zebu

The first case of spongiform encephalopathy in a zebu (Bos indicus) was identified in a zoo in Switzerland. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses of the central nervous system indicated a diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), molecular typing showed some features d...

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Autores principales: Seuberlich, Torsten, Botteron, Catherine, Wenker, Christian, Café-Marçal, Valeria, Oevermann, Anna, Haase, Bianca, Leeb, Tosso, Heim, Dagmar, Zurbriggen, Andreas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2006
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Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3291368/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/17326950
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1212.060750
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Sumario:The first case of spongiform encephalopathy in a zebu (Bos indicus) was identified in a zoo in Switzerland. Although histopathologic and immunohistochemical analyses of the central nervous system indicated a diagnosis of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE), molecular typing showed some features different from those of BSE in cattle (B. taurus).

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