Peer-reviewed veterinary case report
First report on Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of swine in Europe.
- Journal:
- Acta veterinaria Hungarica
- Year:
- 2006
- Authors:
- Valencáková, Alexandra et al.
- Affiliation:
- University of Veterinary Medicine
Abstract
Encephalitozoon intestinalis infection of sows is reported from a pig farm in Slovakia. Spores were detected by direct microscopic visualisation in the faeces of 25 out of 27 sows (92.6%). This finding was also supported serologically by the presence of specific anti-E. intestinalis antibodies and by a species-specific polymerase chain reaction (PCR). This is the first report on E. intestinalis infection of swine in Europe.
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