Neuropathological survey of fallen stock: Active surveillance reveals high prevalence of encephalitic listeriosis in small ruminants

Veterinary Microbiology

Volumn 130, Issue 3-4, 2008, Pages 320-329

  Oevermann, Anna ^a   Botteron, Catherine ^a   Seuberlich, Torsten ^a   Nicolier, Alexandra ^a   Friess, Martina ^a   Doherr, Marcus G ^a   Heim, Dagmar ^c   Hilbe, Monika ^b   Zimmer, Katja ^a   Zurbriggen, Andreas ^a   Vandevelde, Marc ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BERN   (Switzerland)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ZURICH   (Switzerland)

^c SWISS FEDERAL VETERINARY OFFICE   (Switzerland)

Author keywords

Brain; Fallen stock survey; Infectious CNS diseases; Listeriosis; Neuropathological lesions; Small ruminants

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BORNA DISEASE VIRUS; BOVIDS; BRAIN DAMAGE; CAPRINE ARTHRITIS ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ENCEPHALITIS; GOAT; HISTOPATHOLOGY; IMMUNOHISTOCHEMISTRY; LISTERIA MONOCYTOGENES; LISTERIOSIS; NEUROPATHOLOGY; NONHUMAN; POLYMERASE CHAIN REACTION; RABIES VIRUS; SHEEP; VISNA VIRUS;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; ANIMALS; BRAIN; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; ENCEPHALITIS; GOAT DISEASES; GOATS; LISTERIA INFECTIONS; POPULATION SURVEILLANCE; PREVALENCE; SHEEP; SHEEP DISEASES; SWITZERLAND; TIME FACTORS;

ANIMALIA; CAPRA HIRCUS; OVIS ARIES;

EID: 47249132481     PISSN: 03781135     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.vetmic.2008.01.015     Document Type: Article

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