First report on Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of swine in Europe.
Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of sows is reported from a pig farm in Slovakia. Spores were detected by direct microscopic visualisation in the faeces of 25 out of 27 sows (92.6%). This finding was also supported serologically by the presence of specific anti-E. intestinalis antibodies and by a species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This is the first report on E. intestinalis infection of swine in Europe.
Valencáková
Alexandra
A
University of Veterinary Medicine, Komenského 73, 041 81 Kosice, Slovak Republic. valencakova@uvm.sk
Balent
P
P
Húska
M
M
Novotný
F
F
Luptáková
Lenka
L
D000818:Animals; D000908:Antibodies, Fungal / Q000097:blood; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000276:immunology / Q000302:isolation & purification*; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000662:veterinary*; D004797:Enzyme-Linked Immunosorbent Assay / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005243:Feces / Q000382:microbiology; D005260:Female; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D018154:Slovakia / Q000453:epidemiology; D013552:Swine; D013553:Swine Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology*
D000908:Antibodies, Fungal