title: Cerebral Candidal Abscess and Bovine Viral Diarrhoea Virus Infection in an Aborted Bovine Fetus.
abstract: Candida species are opportunistic fungi associated with immunosuppression and are the most commonly isolated fungal pathogens from the human central nervous system. Invasive candidiasis is reported uncommonly in animals and there have only been two reports of candidal infection of the brain. This report presents a case of a cerebral candidal abscess in an aborted late-term calf co-infected with bovine viral diarrhoea virus. Candida etchellsii, a species not previously identified as pathogenic, was identified as the causative agent by polymerase chain reaction.
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, USA; Fort Collins Diagnostic Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA. Electronic address: allison.vilander@colostate.edu.
authors.forename: A C
authors.initials: AC
authors.lastname: Vilander
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, USA; Rocky Ford Veterinary Diagnostic Laboratory, Colorado State University, Rocky Ford, CO, USA.
authors.forename: G A
authors.initials: GA
authors.lastname: Niles
authors.affiliation: Department of Microbiology, Immunology and Pathology, USA; Fort Collins Diagnostic Laboratory, Colorado State University, Fort Collins, CO, USA.
authors.forename: C B
authors.initials: CB
authors.lastname: Frank
mesh_terms: D000034:Abortion, Veterinary; D000818:Animals; D001912:Bovine Virus Diarrhea-Mucosal Disease / Q000473:pathology / Q000821:virology*; D001922:Brain Abscess / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002177:Candidiasis / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary* / Q000821:virology; D002417:Cattle; D060085:Coinfection / Q000473:pathology / Q000662:veterinary*; D001908:Diarrhea Viruses, Bovine Viral; D005260:Female; D005333:Fetus; D011247:Pregnancy
keywords: Candida spp.; abortion; bovine viral diarrhoea virus; cerebral abscess