Malignant catarrhal fever-like lesions associated with ovine herpesvirus-2 infection in three goats.
This is the first description of malignant catarrhal fever-like lesions associated with ovine herpesvirus-2 (OvHV-2) infection in goats with central nervous symptoms. The diagnosis was based on typical histological lesions characterized by systemic lymphohistiocytic and fibrinoid vasculitis and confirmed by polymerase chain reaction and subsequent phylogenetic analysis of the detected OvHV-2 sequences.
Jacobsen
Björn
B
Department of Pathology, University of Veterinary Medicine Hannover, Buenteweg 17, D-30559 Hannover, Germany.
Thies
Kerstin
K
von Altrock
Alexandra
A
Förster
Christine
C
König
Matthias
M
Baumgärtner
Wolfgang
W
D000818:Animals; D001921:Brain / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology; D017809:Fatal Outcome; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D015511:Goat Diseases / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D006041:Goats; D006566:Herpesviridae Infections / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D008304:Malignant Catarrh / Q000473:pathology* / Q000821:virology*; D010802:Phylogeny; D016133:Polymerase Chain Reaction / Q000379:methods / Q000662:veterinary; D018144:Rhadinovirus / Q000145:classification / Q000302:isolation & purification*