Encephalitis associated with Borrelia burgdorferi infection in a horse.
Infection with Borrelia burgdorferi was associated with encephalitis in a horse. The horse lived in an area of Wisconsin endemic for B burgdorferi infection. Borrelia burgdorferi was isolated from the brain, but rabies virus was not detected in the brain. Serum obtained from the horse had a B burgdorferi antibody titer of 1:2,048, but was negative for antibodies to eastern and western encephalomyelitis.
Department of Medicine, School of Veterinary Medicine, University of Wisconsin, Madison 53706.
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D000818:Animals; D004660:Encephalitis / Q000209:etiology / Q000382:microbiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D006734:Horse Diseases / Q000382:microbiology*; D006736:Horses; D008193:Lyme Disease / Q000150:complications / Q000662:veterinary*; D008297:Male