Identification of bovine astrovirus in cases of bovine non-suppurative encephalitis in eastern Canada.

ABSTRACT: Bovine astrovirus (BoAstV) was identified by reverse transcriptase polymerase chain reaction on brain tissue of 2 feedlot cattle that died of non-suppurative encephalitis. Sequencing demonstrated a high degree of identity with neurotropic US and Swiss BoAstV strains. To our knowledge, this is the first confirmed report of BoAstV-associated encephalitis in cattle residing in eastern Canada.

SUBMITTER: Spinato MT 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC5432152 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature