[en] In October 2012, a 3-year-old bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) held in captivity for its entire lifespan and a wild adult great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major), both with neurological signs, were found 4 km from each other and 5 days apart in the Meuse Valley, Belgium. Non-suppurative encephalitis and mild degeneration and necrosis were identified in the brain and cerebellum, and Usutu virus antigen and RNA were detected by immunohistochemistry and real-time reverse transcriptase PCR, respectively. The two cases reported here represent the most western distribution of clinical disease in birds due to Usutu virus.
Disciplines :
Microbiology
Author, co-author :
Garigliany, Mutien-Marie ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Pathologie spéciale et autopsies
Marlier, Didier ✱; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine des oiseaux, des lagomorphes et des rongeurs
Tenner-Racz, Klara
Eiden, Martin
Cassart, Dominique ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Département de morphologie et pathologie
Gandar, Frederic ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département clinique des animaux de compagnie et des équidés > Médecine des oiseaux, des lagomorphes et des rongeurs
Beer, Martin
Schmidt-Chanasit, Jonas
Desmecht, Daniel ; Université de Liège - ULiège > Département de morphologie et pathologie > Pathologie spéciale et autopsies
✱ These authors have contributed equally to this work.
Language :
English
Title :
Detection of Usutu virus in a bullfinch (Pyrrhula pyrrhula) and a great spotted woodpecker (Dendrocopos major) in north-west Europe
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