West Nile Virus Encephalitis in a Barbary Macaque (Macaca sylvanus)

An aged Barbary ape (Macaca sylvanus) at the Toronto Zoo became infected with naturally acquired West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis that caused neurologic signs, which, associated with other medical problems, led to euthanasia. The diagnosis was based on immunohistochemical assay of brain lesions, r...

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Autores principales: Ølberg, Rolf-Arne, Barker, Ian K., Crawshaw, Graham J., Bertelsen, Mads F., Drebot, Michael A., Andonova, Maya
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention 2004
Materias:
Dispatch
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3323069/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/15200866
http://dx.doi.org/10.3201/eid1004.030675
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Sumario:An aged Barbary ape (Macaca sylvanus) at the Toronto Zoo became infected with naturally acquired West Nile virus (WNV) encephalitis that caused neurologic signs, which, associated with other medical problems, led to euthanasia. The diagnosis was based on immunohistochemical assay of brain lesions, reverse transcriptase–polymerase chain reaction, and virus isolation.

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