A case of Murray Valley encephalitis in a 2-year-old Australian Stock Horse in south-east Queensland

Australian Veterinary Journal

Volumn 93, Issue 3, 2015, Pages 53-57

  Barton, Aj ^a   Prow, Na ^a   Hall, Ra ^a   Kidd, L ^a   Bielefeldt Ohmann, H ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

Author keywords

Arbovirus; Horses; Meningoencephalitis; Murray Valley encephalitis virus

Indexed keywords

ARBOVIRUS; EQUIDAE; KUNJIN VIRUS; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS;

ANIMAL; BRAIN; CASE REPORT; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; ENZYME LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; EPIDEMIC ENCEPHALITIS; FACIAL NERVE PARALYSIS; FATALITY; FEMALE; HORSE; HORSE DISEASE; MURRAY VALLEY ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS; PATHOLOGY; QUEENSLAND; VETERINARY; VIROLOGY;

ANIMALS; BRAIN; CEREBELLAR ATAXIA; ENCEPHALITIS VIRUS, MURRAY VALLEY; ENCEPHALITIS, ARBOVIRUS; ENZYME-LINKED IMMUNOSORBENT ASSAY; FACIAL PARALYSIS; FATAL OUTCOME; FEMALE; HORSE DISEASES; HORSES; QUEENSLAND;

EID: 84925044861     PISSN: 00050423     EISSN: 17510813     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/avj.12294     Document Type: Review

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