Multicentric lymphoma in buffaloes in the Amazon region, Brazil.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The presence of lymphoma in buffaloes was first reported in India in the 1960s. The disease is similar to Enzootic Bovine Leucosis (EBL) caused by Bovine leukemia virus (BLV) in cattle; however, according to our results and those of other studies, the etiology of these lymphomas in buffalo do not appear to be associated with BLV. The objectives of this study are to describe four cases of the disease in buffaloes belonging to the same herd in the Amazon region of Brazil and to perform a clinical-anatomopathological, immunohistochemical, and etiological study of the lymphomas.

Results

Over a period of ten years, four buffaloes were observed presenting progressive weight loss, swelling of peripheral lymph nodes, and nodules in the subcutaneous tissue. Upon necropsy,

SUBMITTER: De Oliveira CH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5072347 | biostudies-literature | 2016 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature