Shuni virus as cause of neurologic disease in horses.
To determine which agents cause neurologic disease in horses, we conducted reverse transcription PCR on isolates from of a horse with encephalitis and 111 other horses with acute disease. Shuni virus was found in 7 horses, 5 of which had neurologic signs. Testing for lesser known viruses should be considered for horses with unexplained illness.
University of Pretoria, Pretoria, South Africa.
Charmaine
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van Eeden
June H
JH
Williams
Truuske G H
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Gerdes
Erna
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van Wilpe
Adrianne
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Viljoen
Robert
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Swanepoel
Marietjie
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Venter
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