First diagnosis of Encephalitozoon intestinalis and E. Hellem in a European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with kidney lesions.
Encephalitozoon intestinalis and Encephalitozoon hellem were diagnosed in the kidneys of a free-ranging European brown hare (Lepus europaeus) with multifocal wedge-shaped chronic interstitial nephritis using real-time PCR and microarray. This is the first description of these microsporidia species in a European brown hare, which are both potential zoonotic agents.
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Medical Laboratory Bruyland, Veterinary Section, Meiweg 1a, B-8500 Kortrijk, Belgium. hendrik.de.bosschere@bruyland.be
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D000818:Animals; D000835:Animals, Wild / Q000382:microbiology; D003257:Consumer Product Safety; D016819:Encephalitozoon / Q000302:isolation & purification; D016890:Encephalitozoonosis / Q000175:diagnosis / Q000473:pathology / Q000635:transmission* / Q000662:veterinary*; D005506:Food Contamination / Q000517:prevention & control; D034621:Hares / Q000382:microbiology*; D006801:Humans; D007668:Kidney / Q000382:microbiology* / Q000473:pathology; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction; D015047:Zoonoses