Confirmed case of encephalitis caused by Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection in a horseExport / Share PlumX View Altmetrics View AltmetricsGordon, A. N., Marbach, C. R., Oakey, J., Edmunds, G., Condon, K., Diviney, S. M., Williams, D. T. and Bingham, J. (2012) Confirmed case of encephalitis caused by Murray Valley encephalitis virus infection in a horse. Journal of Veterinary Diagnostic Investigation, 24 (2). pp. 431-436. ISSN 1040-6387 Full text not currently attached. Access may be available via the Publisher's website or OpenAccess link. Article Link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1177/1040638711433325 AbstractA 5-year-old Australian stock horse in Monto, Queensland, Australia, developed neurological signs and was euthanized after a 6-day course of illness. Histological examination of the brain and spinal cord revealed moderate to severe subacute, nonsuppurative encephalomyelitis. Sections of spinal cord stained positively in immunohistochemistry with a flavivirus-specific monoclonal antibody. Reverse transcription polymerase chain reaction assay targeting the envelope gene of flavivirus yielded positive results from brain, spinal cord, cerebrospinal fluid, and facial nerve. A flavivirus was isolated from the cerebrum and spinal cord. Nucleotide sequences obtained from amplicons from both tissues and virus isolated in cell culture were compared with those in GenBank and had 96-98% identity with Murray Valley encephalitis virus. The partial envelope gene sequence of the viral isolate clustered into genotype 1 and was most closely related to a previous Queensland isolate.
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