Encephalitozoon infection in a still-born foal

Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection in Rabbits

intracellular parasite in the phylum Microspora, which is defined by its resistant spore stage. Microsporidia receive little attention in veterinary medical curricula because they are considered important only as parasites of rabbits and fish. Microsporidia are important parasites of humans as well, with some species causing severe disease and death in immunocompromised individuals. Microsporid...

Still-Born Infants

Do not forget that when you sneeze, the fairies are endeavouring to carry you off, and that if a sudden lameness overtakes you, it indicates that you have been trespassing on fairy ground. The great safeguards against the fairies are fire, iron, and dung, the last-mentioned because the fairies, being pure spirits, cannot bear defilement. Never take fire out of a house with a person sick within ...

Ovine Herpesvirus 2 Infection in Foal, Brazil

To the Editor: Malignant catarrhal fever (MCF) is an acute, generalized, and usually fatal disease previously thought to be restricted to mammals of the order Artiodactyla, often members of the subfamilies Bovinae, Cervidae, and Suidae (1). Although animals of the order Perissodactyla, family Equidae, have previously been considered not susceptible to ovine herpesvirus 2 (OvHV-2), we show that ...

The immune response in a dog to Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection.

The immune response to Encephalitozoon cuniculi infection in a dog was investigated by means of the indirect fluorescent antibody test, the leucocyte migration inhibition test and the radial immunodiffusion test for serum IgG and IgM levels. Specific antibodies were detected within 7 days of infection and they persisted for 370 days. A cell-mediated immune response was detected from Day 13 foll...

Immune Response Against Encephalitozoon cuniculi Infection